Rapid and efficient quantification of intracellular M. tuberculosis growth is crucial for pursuing improved therapies against tuberculosis (TB). This protocol describes a broth-based colorimetric detection assay using an automated liquid culture system to quantify Mtb growth in macrophages treated with candidate host-directed therapies.
O’Leary, S., Bahlool, A. Z., O’Connor, G., Cryan, S., Keane, J. M., O’Sullivan, M. P. An Automated Culture System for Use in Preclinical Testing of Host-Directed Therapies for Tuberculosis. J. Vis. Exp. (174), e62838, doi:10.3791/62838 (2021).