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Public workspacePhageFISH for DIG-labelled bacterial probes

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Protocol CitationLine Jensen Ostenfeld, Saria Otani 2023. PhageFISH for DIG-labelled bacterial probes. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.kqdg3931pg25/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License,  which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
We use this protocol and it's working
Created: January 25, 2023
Last Modified: February 01, 2023
Protocol Integer ID: 75844
Keywords: PhageFISH, DIG-labelled bacterial probes
Funders Acknowledgement:
NovoNordisk
Grant ID: NNF16OC0021856
Abstract
This protocol details about PhageFISH for DIG-labelled bacterial probes.
Attachments
Materials
Reagents

  • 1% paraformaldehyde
  • PBS
  • 0.01M HCl
  • sterile water
  • 96% ethanol
  • permeabilisation buffer
  • hybridisation buffer
  • gene washing buffer I
  • gene washing buffer II
  • amplification buffer
  • Alexa tyramides (488)
  • Tris-HCl
  • RNase I
  • RNase A
  • antibody-blocking solution
  • antibody binding solution
  • antibody washing solution
  • Alexa tyramides (594)
  • SlowFade Gold
  • DAPI dye
Fix liquid samples to glass slides
Fix liquid samples to glass slides
Place liquid sample in a Amount30-50 µL droplet on poly-L-lysine coated slide.

Dry in warm incubator for approx. Duration00:30:00 or until the droplet has dried out.

30m
OPTIONAL: if sample is very dilute add several droplets and repeat drying procedure.
Optional
Add 1% paraformaldehyde to cover the sample area.
Pipetting
Incubate at TemperatureRoom temperature for Duration01:00:00 .

1h
Incubation
Aspirate the paraformaldehyde off.
Rinse samples in PBS for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Fix faecal samples to glass slides
Fix faecal samples to glass slides
Mix a small faecal sample with Amount10-20 µL PBS (1X) and vortex thoroughly.

Mix
Allow suspension to settle for Duration00:05:00 .

5m
Take Amount10 µL of the supernatant and place on coated glass slide.

Smear the droplet over the slide using a cover slip.
Allow the sample to dry – this should not take more than Duration00:10:00 .

10m
Overlay the slides with 1% paraformaldehyde. Ensure the whole sample area is covered (approx. Amount1 mL ).

Incubate for Duration01:00:00 at TemperatureRoom temperature or DurationOvernight at Temperature4 °C .

1h
Incubation
Overnight
Aspirate off excess paraformaldehyde.
Wash in PBS for Duration00:01:00 .
Note
FREEZING POINT


1m
Wash
Permeabilise cells
Permeabilise cells
Add lysozyme to permeabilisation buffer.
Pipetting
Overlay samples with permeabilisation buffer.
Incubate TemperatureOn ice for Duration01:00:00 .

1h
Incubation
Wash samples in PBS for Duration00:05:00 .

5m
Wash
Wash samples in sterile water for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Inactivate peroxidases
Inactivate peroxidases
Incubate samples in Concentration0.01 Molarity (M) HCl for Duration00:10:00 .

10m
Incubation
Wash samples in PBS for Duration00:05:00 .

5m
Wash
Wash samples in sterile water for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Wash samples in 96% ethanol for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Allow slides to dry on blotting paper or filter paper.
rRNA hybridisation of DIG-labelled probes
rRNA hybridisation of DIG-labelled probes
Place filters in a petri dish and spot up to Amount100 µL hybridisation buffer to cover the filters.
Transfer to a humidity chamber with hybridisation buffer soaked paper towels.
Incubate for Duration01:00:00 at hybridisation temperature______.

1h
Incubation
Mix Amount1 mL gene hybridisation buffer with Amount1 µL of each probe. Vortex to mix.

Mix
Place one droplet of Amount30-100 µL probe mix on a petri dish for each filter.

Place the filters face down in the probe mix droplets.
Place the dish back in the humidity chamber and incubate for Duration01:00:00 at Temperature85 °C .

1h
Incubation
Immediately place the humidity chamber at hybridisation temperature DurationOvernight .
1h
Overnight
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I Duration00:01:00 . (1/3)

1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I Duration00:01:00 . (2/3)
1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I Duration00:01:00 . (3/3)
1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I Duration00:30:00 at Temperature42 °C .

30m
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration00:01:00 . (1/3)
1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration00:01:00 . (2/3)
1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration00:01:00 . (3/3)
1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration01:30:00 at Temperature42 °C .

1h 30m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:01:00 .
1m
Wash
Antibody binding
Antibody binding
Place filters in a petri dish and add antibody blocking solution to cover the filters. Incubate for Duration00:30:00 .

30m
Incubation
Pipetting
Move filters to antibody binding solution and incubate for Duration01:30:00 .
1h 30m
Incubation
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:01:00 .
1m
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:10:00 . (1/3)
10m
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:10:00 . (2/3)
10m
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:10:00 . (3/3)
10m
CARD amplification
CARD amplification
Mix Amount1 mL amplification buffer with Amount10 µL H2O2 and Amount2 µL Alexa tyramides (488). Vortex to mix.

Mix
Place filters in a petri dish and cover with probe mix by spotting droplets of Amount30-100 µL .
Wash filters.

Wash
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:01:00
1m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:05:00 .

5m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:10:00 at Temperature46 °C . (1/2)

10m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:10:00 at Temperature46 °C . (2/2)

10m
Wash filters in sterile water for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Wash filters in 96% ethanol for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Remove RNases
Remove RNases
Add Amount10.8 mL sterile water, Amount1.2 mL Tris-HCl (1M, pH 8), Amount15 µL RNase I, and Amount30 µL RNase A to a 15ml falcon tube.
Pipetting
Place filters in the RNase solution and incubate for Duration01:00:00 at Temperature37 °C .

1h
Incubation
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:05:00 .

5m
Wash
Repeat wash.
Wash
Wash filters in sterile water for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Gene hybridisation
Gene hybridisation
Cover samples with hybridisation buffer.
Transfer to a humidity chamber with formamide soaked paper towels at the corresponding concentration.
Incubate for Duration01:00:00 at hybridisation temperature (approx. Temperature46 °C ).

1h
Incubation
Mix Amount1 mL gene hybridisation buffer with Amount1 µL of each probe. Vortex to mix.

Mix
Cover the samples with the hybridisation buffer-probe mix.
Place the dish back in the humidity chamber and incubate for Duration01:00:00 at Temperature85 °C .

1h
Immediately place the humidity chamber at hybridisation temperature DurationOvernight .
Note
OVERNIGHT


1h
Overnight
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I for Duration00:01:00 . (1/3)

1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I for Duration00:01:00 . (2/3)

1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I for Duration00:01:00 . (3/3)

1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer I for Duration00:30:00 at Temperature42 °C .

30m
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration00:01:00 . (1/3)

1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration00:01:00 . (2/3)

1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration00:01:00 .(3/3)
1m
Wash filters in gene washing buffer II for Duration01:30:00 at Temperature42 °C .

1h 30m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Antibody binding
Antibody binding
Place filters in a petri dish and add antibody-blocking solution to cover the filters. Incubate for Duration00:30:00 .

30m
Incubation
Pipetting
Move filters to antibody binding solution and incubate for Duration01:30:00 .

1h 30m
Incubation
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:10:00 . (1/3)

10m
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:10:00 . (2/3)

10m
Wash filters in antibody washing solution for Duration00:10:00 . (3/3)

10m
CARD amplification
CARD amplification
Mix Amount1 mL amplification buffer with Amount10 µL H2O2 and Amount2 µL Alexa tyramides (594). Vortex to mix.
Mix
Place filters in a petri dish and cover with probe mix by spotting droplets of Amount30-100 µL . Incubate at Temperature37 °C for Duration00:45:00 .

45m
Incubation
Wash filters.
Wash
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:05:00 .

5m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:10:00 at Temperature46 °C .

10m
Wash filters in PBS for Duration00:10:00 at Temperature46 °C .

10m
Wash filters in sterile water for Duration00:01:00 .

1m
Wash
Wash filters in 96% ethanol for Duration00:01:00 .
Note
OPTIONAL FREEZING POINT


1m
Wash
Staining
Staining
Mix Amount1 mL SlowFade Gold with Amount1 µL Amount5 mg/mL DAPI dye.

Mix
Apply Amount5-10 µL mix in droplets to each slide.

Apply coverglass and carefully press down to seal sample with minimal air bubbles.
Seal with clear nail polish on all edges of the sample.
Allow to cure completely.
Store at Temperature-20 °C .