Table 1 Experimental groups.
From: Microbial colonization is required for normal neurobehavioral development in zebrafish
Group | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
Axenic | AX | Microbe-free zebrafish |
Conventionally colonized | CC | Normally colonized zebrafish |
Conventionalized with live bacteria | ACx | Axenic zebrafish conventionalized on day x with microbes harvested from a zebrafish facility (x = 1, 3, 6, or 9 dpf) |
AX + A. veronii | Axenic zebrafish conventionalized on day 1 with A. veronii | |
AX + V. cholerae | Axenic zebrafish conventionalized on day 1 with V. cholerae | |
Treated | AX + HKEB | Axenic zebrafish exposed to heat-killed E. coli at 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 dpf |
AX + HKST | Axenic zebrafish exposed to heat-killed S. typhimurium at 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 dpf | |
AX + pam3CSK4 | Axenic zebrafish exposed to pam3CSK4 at 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 dpf | |
AX + Poly:IC | Axenic zebrafish exposed to Poly(I:C) at 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 dpf |