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Obtaining Hemocytes from the Hawaiian Bobtail Squid Euprymna scolopes and Observing their Adherence to Symbiotic and Non-Symbiotic Bacteria
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2010
This video will demonstrate how to obtain hemocytes (blood cells) from the Hawaiian bobtail squid, Euprymna scolopes for use in cell biological and bacterial adhesion assays. Hemocytes will be stained with a fluorescent dye and exposed to GFP-labeled bacteria.
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Polysome Purification from Soybean Symbiotic Nodules
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2022
This protocol describes a method for eukaryotic polysome purification from intact soybean nodules. After sequencing, standard pipelines for gene expression analysis can be used to identify differentially expressed genes at the transcriptome and translatome levels.
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Culturing and Enumerating Bacteria from Soil Samples
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2023
Source: Laboratories of Dr. Ian Pepper and Dr. Charles Gerba - The University of Arizona Demonstrating Authors: Bradley Schmitz and Luisa Ikner Surface soils are a heterogeneous mixture of inorganic and organic particles that combine together to form secondary aggregates. Within and between the aggregates are voids or pores that visually contain both air and water. These conditions create an ideal ecosystem for bacteria, so all soils contain vast populations of bacteria, usually over 1 million...
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Establishing Stable Binary Cultures of Symbiotic Saccharibacteria from the Oral Cavity
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2021
We demonstrate a method for isolating difficult-to-grow members of the novel bacterial phylum, Saccharibacteria, by filtering dental plaque and co-culturing with host bacteria.
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Detection of Bacteria Using Fluorogenic DNAzymes
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2012
We have recently reported a novel approach for generating fluorogenic DNAzyme probes that can be applied to set up a simple, "mix-and-read" fluorescent assay for bacterial detection. These special DNA probes catalyze the cleavage of a chromophore-modified DNA-RNA chimeric substrate in the presence of crude extracellular mixture (CEM) produced by a specific bacterium, thereby translating bacterial detection into fluorescence signal generation. In this report we will describe key experimental...
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Molecular signaling allows symbiotic bacteria and host cells to influence one another without relying only on physical contact. These signals can alter host responses, guide microbial behavior, and coordinate activities within a microbiome. Studying this communication helps explain how bacterial partnerships affect development, immune regulation, and the behavior of neighboring microbes.
Nutrient exchange connects bacterial activity with host physiology and the surrounding microbial community. Symbiotic bacteria can also produce metabolites, which are chemical products that affect host cells or neighboring microbes. These processes help researchers investigate how microbial partnerships influence health, ecological function, and the availability or movement of nutrients within biological systems.
Surface colonization gives bacteria a location from which they can maintain contact with a host and interact with nearby microorganisms. Successful colonization can support signaling, nutrient exchange, and metabolite production at the host interface. Examining this process helps clarify how microbial communities become associated with organisms and how those associations influence local biological conditions.
Researchers can examine these partnerships through the connected perspectives of microbiomes, host–microbe communication, immune regulation, and nutrient cycling. This approach considers both bacterial activity and its effects on host cells or neighboring microbes. The resulting information can reveal how microbial communities shape organismal physiology and contribute to broader ecological processes.
These bacteria become relevant when a beneficial microbial partnership could support an organism or help restore biological function. Research on their interactions informs probiotic development, agricultural applications, and environmental restoration by identifying relationships linked to host health, nutrient cycling, or ecosystem stability. The overview supports these applications as outcomes of understanding microbial partnerships.
Research on symbiotic bacteria can connect changes in microbial communities with effects on host physiology, immune regulation, and communication between microbes and host cells. It can also show how bacterial partnerships participate in nutrient cycling and ecological function. Together, these perspectives support disease research while clarifying how microbial communities may contribute to stable ecosystems.