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