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Detergents such as Tween 80\/Tyloxapol are considered the gold standard to disrupt clump formation in Mtb cultures. The presence of detergent, however, may generate foam and hinder Mtb aerosolization thus requiring addition of an antifoam agent for optimal Mtb aerosol-based procedures. Aerosol inhalation can be technically challenging, in particular to achieve a reproducible inhaled target dose. In this study, the impact of an antifoam, the silicon antifoaming agent (SAF), on Mtb aerosolization and whole-body mouse aerosol infection was investigated. A comparative study using SAF in a liquid suspension containing\n                    <jats:italic>Mycobacterium bovis<\/jats:italic>\n                    BCG (\n                    <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\n                    .\n                    <jats:italic>bovis<\/jats:italic>\n                    BCG) or Mtb H37Rv did not cause any adverse effect on bacterial viability. Incorporation of SAF during mycobacteria inhalation procedures revealed that aerosolized mycobacterial strains were maintained under controlled environmental conditions such as humidity, temperature, pressure, and airflow inside the aerosol chamber. In addition, environmental factors and spray factors were not affected by the presence of SAF in mycobacterial cultures during aerosolization. Spray factor was significantly less during aerosol procedures with a low-input dose of mycobacteria in comparison to high-dose, as predicted. The mycobacterial load recovered in the biosampler (AGI) was ~2\u20133 logs lower than nebulizer or input bacterial load. A consistent Mtb bacillary load determined in mouse lungs indicates that SAF does not affect mycobacteria aerosolization during the aerosol generation process. These data confirmed that 1) SAF prevents formation of excessive foam during aerosolization, 2) SAF had no negative impact on mycobacterial viability within aerosol droplets, 3) Mtb droplets within aerosol-generated particles are well within the range required for reaching and depositing deep into lung tissue, and 4) SAF had no negative impact on achieving a target dose in mice exposed to Mtb aerosol.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0276130","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,10,13]],"date-time":"2022-10-13T13:56:31Z","timestamp":1665669391000},"page":"e0276130","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Targeted dose delivery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in mice using silicon antifoaming agent via aerosol exposure 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