Arianne Bermas, Rebecca S. Shapiro, Jennifer Geddes-McAlister
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Experimental evolution involves the serial passaging of microbial populations under laboratory conditions, such that adaptive mutations can occur and be monitored in real time. This technique plays a key role in investigating the mechanisms of antifungal resistance in <i>C. neoformans</i>, and this can help in developing novel strategies to combat the emergence of resistance. Here, we outline how to make overnight cultures of <i>C. neoformans</i> and how to perform experimental evolution, and we present a spectrophotometric analysis to evaluate the evolution of antifungal resistance. © 2020 Wiley Periodicals LLC.</p><p><b>Basic Protocol 1</b>: Growth and sample preparation of <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i></p><p><b>Basic Protocol 2</b>: Experimental evolution of antifungal resistance</p><p><b>Basic Protocol 3</b>: Analyzing the evolution of antifungal resistance</p><p><b>Basic Protocol 4</b>: Glycerol stock preparation</p>","PeriodicalId":39967,"journal":{"name":"Current Protocols in Microbiology","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1002/cpmc.116","citationCount":"3","resultStr":"{\"title\":\"Experimental Evolution of Antifungal Resistance in Cryptococcus neoformans\",\"authors\":\"Arianne Bermas, Rebecca S. 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