Protocol to establish a genetically tractable synthetic symbiosis between Sodalis praecaptivus and grain weevils by insect egg microinjection

Summary: We present a protocol to establish a synthetic symbiosis between the mCherry-expressing Sodalis praecaptivus and the grain weevil host, Sitophilus zeamais. We describe steps to isolate grain weevil eggs, followed by microinjecting the bacterial symbiont into insect eggs using a modified Dro...

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Main Authors: Yinghua Su, Ho-Chen Lin, Colin Dale
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166723001144