Detection of mycoplasma in cell cultures

Nature Protocols

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 929-934

  Young, Lesley ^a   Sung, Julia ^a   Masters, John R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ARTICLE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TIME;

BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DNA, BACTERIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; MYCOPLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77955484672     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2010.43     Document Type: Article

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