Rodent and germplasm trafficking: Risks of microbial contamination in a high-tech biomedical world

ILAR Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 347-355

  Mahabir, Esther ^a,b,c   Bauer, Beth ^d   Schmidt, Jörg ^c  

^a Research and Development in Reproductive Biology and Microbiology   (Germany)

^b Mouse Core Unit   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Embryos; Germplasm; Mice; Microbial contamination; Pathogens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; EMBRYO CULTURE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO CULTURE TECHNIQUES; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; MICE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58149357694     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar.49.3.347     Document Type: Review

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