NIAID-funded contractors developed the below standard operating procedures (SOPs) for small animal models for fungal pathogens. The SOPs are intended to help researchers establish and use these models and ensure uniform testing.
- Bead Model of Aspergillus fumigatus Colonization
- Candida glabrata Murine Invasive Candidiasis Model
- Candida albicans Murine Invasive Candidiasis Model
- Candida albicans Murine Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) Model
- Candida albicans Murine Gastrointestinal Model for Disseminated Candidiasis (dietary approach)
- Candida albicans Murine Gastrointestinal Model for Disseminated Candidiasis (antibiotic approach)
- Pulmonary Mucormycosis Mouse Model via Intratracheal Injection (IT)
- Preparation of Aspergillus fumigatus Test Strains for Inhalational Pulmonary Aspergillosis Animal Studies
- Murine Inhalational Pulmonary Aspergillosis
- Guinea Pig Inhalational Pulmonary Aspergillosis
- Rat Inhalational Pulmonary Aspergillosis
- Animal Tissue Homogenization
- Processing Animal Tissue Samples for PCR, Galactomannan and Storage
- Processing Animal Body Fluids Samples for PCR, Galactomannan, (1→3)-β-D-glucan and Storage
- Aspergillus spp. DNA Extraction for Quantitative Real-time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Determination of Tissue Fungal Burden Utilizing Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (QPCR)