Screening Salamanders for Symbionts
Student Authors
Elli Vickers '20
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
10-23-2022
Department 1
Biology
Abstract
Microbial symbionts are broadly categorized by their impacts on host fitness: commensals, pathogens, and mutualists. However, recent investigations into the physiological basis of these impacts have revealed nuanced microbial influences on a wide range of host developmental, immunological, and physiological processes, including regeneration. Exploring these impacts begins with knowing which microbes are present. This methodological pipeline contains both targeted assays using PCR and culturing, as well as culture-independent approaches, to survey host salamander tissues for common and unknown microbial symbionts.
DOI
10.1007/978-1-0716-2659-7_28
ISBN/ISSN
978-1-0716-2658-0
Recommended Citation
Vickers, E., Kerney, R. (2023). Screening Salamanders for Symbionts. In: Seifert, A.W., Currie, J.D. (eds) Salamanders. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2562. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2659-7_28
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