Fig. 8: The nucleic acid of H. hepaticus is present in the liver of MASLD patients.

RNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) targeting H. hepaticus 16S rRNA in liver tissues form one transplant donor and one MASLD patient. H. hepaticus (H.h) specific probe, labeled with Cy3 at 5’ end, was used to detect bacterial 16S rRNA, while DAPI was employed for nuclear counterstaining, scale bar: 25 μm.