Open AccessA Low‐Cost Tebuconazole‐Based Screening Test for Azole‐Resistant Aspergillus fumigatus
Author(s) -
Brackin Amelie P.,
Shelton Jennifer M. G.,
Abdolrasouli Alireza,
Fisher Matthew C.,
Sewell Thomas R.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
current protocols in microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1934-8533
pISSN - 1934-8525
DOI - 10.1002/cpmc.112
Subject(s) - azole , aspergillus fumigatus , biology , tebuconazole , protocol (science) , microbiology and biotechnology , fungicide , antifungal , medicine , botany , alternative medicine , pathology
The global emergence of azole resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus is resulting in health and food security concerns. Rapid diagnostics and environmental surveillance methods are key to understanding the distribution and prevalence of azole resistance. However, such methods are often associated with high costs and are not always applicable to laboratories based in the least‐developed countries. Here, we present and validate a low‐cost screening protocol that can be used to differentiate between azole‐susceptible “wild‐type” and azole‐resistant A. fumigatus isolates. © 2020 The Authors. Basic Protocol 1 : Preparation of Tebucheck multi‐well plates Basic Protocol 2 : Inoculation of Tebucheck multi‐well plates