Comparison of static immersion and intravenous injection systems for exposure of zebrafish embryos to the natural pathogen <it>Edwardsiella tarda</it>

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The zebrafish embryo is an important <it>in vivo </it>model to study the host innate immune response towards microbial infection. In most zebrafish infectious disease models, infection is achieved by micro-injection of ba...

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Main Authors: Bloemberg Guido V, Ordas Anita, Stockhammer Oliver W, van Soest Joost J, Spaink Herman P, Meijer Annemarie H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:BMC Immunology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/12/58