Inflammation and Disintegration of Intestinal Villi in an Experimental Model for Vibrio parahaemolyticus-Induced Diarrhea
Figure 5
V. parahaemolyticus compromises epithelial barrier function in the small intestine.
Penetration of biotin (red) into the lamina propria in mock-infected (A) or V. parahaemolyticus-infected rabbits (B) at 25 hr PI. Tissues were counterstained with DAPI (blue) and phalloidin-Alexa 568 (yellow) to stain nucleic acid and F-actin, respectively. Note that biotin is located within the villi in sections from infected rabbits, but not in control rabbits. Adherent bacteria are marked with an arrowhead.