Rapid detection of mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures using SYBR green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 42, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 63-69

  Ishikawa, Yoko ^a   Kozakai, Takaharu ^a   Morita, Hatsue ^a   Saida, Kaname ^a   Oka, Syuichi ^a   Masuo, Yoshinori ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell culture contaminants; Contaminant mollicutes; Mycoplasma detection method; Mycoplasma testing

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; MYCOPLASMA ARGININE; RNA 23S; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACHOLEPLASMA LAIDLAWII; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CELL CULTURE; CELL LYSATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA HYORHINIS; MYCOPLASMA ORALE; MYCOPLASMA PIRUM; MYCOPLASMA SALIVARIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ACHOLEPLASMA LAIDLAWII; MAMMALIA; MOLLICUTES; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA ARGININI; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS; MYCOPLASMA HYORHINIS; MYCOPLASMA ORALE; MYCOPLASMA PIRUM; MYCOPLASMA SALIVARIUM;

EID: 33747622537     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1290/0505035.1     Document Type: Article

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