Assessing Bacterial Colonization in a Mouse Brain following Listeria monocytogenes Infection

0 weergaven2:18 min • July 8th, 2025

Take a perfused mouse brain in buffer.

The brain is infected with streptomycin-resistant Listeria monocytogenes, a pathogenic bacterium.

The perfusion step removes blood from the brain, ensuring that bacterial burden measurements reflect the load of Listeria monocytogenes in the tissue.

Next, homogenize the brain using a sterilized homogenizer to break down the tissue and release bacteria.

Now, prepare serial dilutions of the brain homogenate using buffer.

Plate these dilutions on brain heart infusion agar plates containing streptomycin, an antibiotic.

Incubate the plates. The brain heart infusion agar provides nutrients for Listeria monocytogenes growth, while streptomycin selects for resistant bacteria, allowing only streptomycin-resistant Listeria colonies to form.

Count the number of colonies on the plate to determine the colony-forming units, a measure of viable infective bacterial load in the brain.

Using forceps, open the skull to expose the brain and place a spatula between the underside of the brain and the base of the skull to carefully transfer the brain into a 15 milliliter tube containing 5 milliliters of 4 degrees Celsius PBS.

In a biosafety cabinet, insert the tip and run a tissue homogenizer for 10 seconds in sequential 5% bleach, sterile water, 75% ethanol, and sterile water solutions in separate 15 milliliter conical tubes. When the tip has been thoroughly sterilized, homogenize the infected brain in its tube.

Prepare tenfold serial dilutions of each organ homogenate in sterile PBS and plate the dilutions on brain heart infusion agar plates. Then, incubate the homogenate dilution cultures at 37 degrees Celsius overnight, and count the number of colonies on each plate to determine the total number of bacteria per organ or milliliter of blood.

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