Journal: Journal of Applied Microbiology
Article Title: Bacillus anthracis spores germinate extracellularly at air–liquid interface in an in vitro lung model under serum‐free conditions
doi: 10.1111/jam.12872
Figure Lengend Snippet: Immunofluorescence of transwell inserts of differentiated normal human bronchial epithelial cells after infection suggest minimal uptake as assessed by localization (yellow) with various cellular markers. DAPI nuclear stain‐ blue; B. anthracis ‐ red; and cell markers (a) green‐ β‐actin (b) green‐β‐tubulin (c) green‐MUC5AC (mucus) all three imaged at 4 h postinfection. (d) 24 h infections, noticeable vegetative growth was evident for BA, green‐ β‐actin for specified image. Images were acquired at either 40× or 67× objectives, Scale bar = 50 microns.
Article Snippet: Secondary antibodies for fluorescent staining were Alexa Fluor ® 594 Goat Anti‐Rabbit IgG (A‐1101; Life Technologies) and Alexa Fluor ® 488 Goat Anti‐Mouse (A‐10680; Life Technologies) both at 2 μ g ml −1 that was subsequently followed with 1 μ g ml −1 DAPI nuclear blue stain (D1306; Life Technologies).
Techniques: Immunofluorescence, Infection, Staining