Conditions are presented for application of both bisbenzamide (Hoechst 33258) stain and a specific fluoresceinated anti-Mycoplasma hyorhinis IgG to a single cell culture preparation. This allows the ...

An interview with Patrick Swan, COO of Gold Biotechnology, discussing the effects of mycoplasma contamination on cell cultures and the development of rapid detection kits that provide answers in just ...

Cell culture is a commonly used method to study cells when in vivo study is not possible. It involves growing cells outside of the body of an animal, in controlled settings. These settings should be ...

Mycoplasmas, Acholeplasmas, and Ureaplasmas all belong to the Mollicutes class—small prokaryotes that do not have a rigid cell wall. Contamination of cell culture media by these organisms has become a ...

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Cell line validation has been under a bright spotlight since evidence emerged of widespread misidentification and contamination of cell lines, including those used in preclinical research and cited in ...