O'Donnell H, Pham OH, Benoun JM, Ravesloot-Chávez MM, McSorley SJ. Contaminated water delivery as a simple and effective method of experimental Salmonella infection.
Future Microbiol 2015;
10:1615-27. [PMID:
26439708 DOI:
10.2217/fmb.15.93]
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Abstract
AIM
In most infectious disease models, it is assumed that gavage needle infection is the most reliable means of pathogen delivery to the GI tract. However, this methodology can cause esophageal tearing and induces stress in experimental animals, both of which have the potential to impact early infection and the subsequent immune response.
MATERIALS & METHODS
C57BL/6 mice were orally infected with virulent Salmonella Typhimurium SL1344 either by intragastric gavage preceded by sodium bicarbonate, or by contamination of drinking water.
RESULTS
We demonstrate that water contamination delivery of Salmonella is equivalent to gavage inoculation in providing a consistent model of infection. Furthermore, exposure of mice to contaminated drinking water for as little as 4 h allowed maximal mucosal and systemic infection, suggesting an abbreviated window exists for natural intestinal entry.
CONCLUSION
Together, these data question the need for gavage delivery for infection with oral pathogens.
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