The proportion of IgA-coated bacteria (IgA-CB) in CC was determined by FCM as previously described [48 (link)]. The CC homogenate was stained with rabbit anti-rat Ig polyclonal antibody conjugated to fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) (Abcam, Cambridge, UK). Bacteria were gated in a FacsAria SORP sorter (BD Biosciences) after PI staining (Sigma-Aldrich) and according to their forward (FSC) and side scatter (SSC) characteristics. Analysis was performed in the FCU of the CCiTUB using the FlowJo v.10 software.
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