An In Vitro Broth Microdilution Assay for the Screening of Antifungal Compounds
Published: March 29, 2024
Abstract
Source: de-Souza-Silva, C. M., et al. Broth Microdilution In Vitro Screening: An Easy and Fast Method to Detect New Antifungal Compounds. J. Vis. Exp. (2018).
This video demonstrates an in vitro assay to screen antifungal compounds using a broth microdilution assay. Test compounds are serially diluted in a microtiter plate and incubated with a fungal inoculum. Post-incubation, the plate is examined for wells without visible fungal growth to assess the antifungal potential of the test compounds and their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC).
Protocol
1. Solutions and Media Prepare 2X Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) 1640 medium, phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), Sabouraud dextrose broth, and Sabouraud dextrose agar as per Table 1. 2. Fungal Inoculum Growth Conditions Store all fungal strains as frozen stocks in 35% glycerol at -80 °C, until needed. Perform the following steps before each experiment. For Candida albicans</em…
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Materials
| Media and Reagents | |||
| RPMI 1640 medium with l-glutamine, without sodium bicarbonate | Thermo Fisher | 31800-022 | |
| 3-(N-morpholino) propane sulfonic acid (MOPS) | Sigma-Aldrich | Use to buffer 2X RPMI medium | |
| Sodium chloride (NaCl) | Dinâmica | 1528-1 | 137 mM for Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) |
| Potassium chloride (KCl) | J.T.Baker | 3040-01 | 2.7 mM for Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) |
| Sodium phosphate dibasic (Na2HPO4) | Sigma-Aldrich | V000129 | 10 mM for Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) |
| Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4) | Sigma-Aldrich | 60230 | 2 mM for Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) |
| BD Difco Sabouraud dextrose broth | BD | 238230 | |
| BD Difco Sabouraud Dextrose Agar | BD | 210950 | |
| Glycerol | Sigma-Aldrich | V000123 | 35% |
| Sterile water | |||
| Antifungal drugs | |||
| Amphotericin B | Sigma-Aldrich | A2942 | |
| Fluconazole | Sigma-Aldrich | F8929 | |
| Caspofungin | Sigma-Aldrich | PHR1160 | |
| Plastics | |||
| 50 mL conical tube | Sarstedt | 62.547.254 | |
| Dish petri | J.Prolab | 0304-5 | |
| 96 well plate | Corning | 3595 | |
| Sterile Solution Reservoir | KASVI | K30-208 | Use to pippet the solutions using the multichannel pippet |
| Equipment and other materials | |||
| Optical microscope | Nikon | E200MV | |
| Centrifugue | Thermo Fisher | MegaFuge 16R | |
| Incubator | Ethik Technology | 403-3D | Set to 37° C |
| Shaker | New Brunswick Scientific | Excella E25 | Set to 37° C, 200 RPM |
| Cell counting chamber, Neubauer | BOECO Germany | BOE 13 | |
| Multichannel pipette | HTL | 5123 |
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Citazione di questo articolo
An In Vitro Broth Microdilution Assay for the Screening of Antifungal Compounds. J. Vis. Exp. (Pending Publication), e22009, doi: (2024).