Preparation of reference strains for validation and comparison of mycoplasma testing methods

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 904-914

  Dabrazhynetskaya, A ^a   Volokhov, D V ^a   David, S W ^a   Ikonomi, P ^b   Brewer, A ^b   Chang, A ^c   Chizhikov, V ^a  

^a CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^b AMERICAN TYPE CULTURE COLLECTION   (United States)

^c BioReliance Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Detection; Microbial contamination; Optimisation; Polymerase chain reaction; Rapid methods

Indexed keywords

GROWTH KINETICS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COLONY FORMING UNITS; DETECTION; GENOMICS; GROWTH PHASIS; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; OPTIMISATIONS; RAPID METHOD; REFERENCE STRAINS; TESTING METHOD;

GENOME;

BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENOMICS; GROWTH RATE; MODEL VALIDATION; NUCLEIC ACID; OPTIMIZATION; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REACTION KINETICS;

ACHOLEPLASMA LAIDLAWII; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHO CELL; COLONY FORMING UNIT; GENE NUMBER; IN VITRO STUDY; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA ARGININE; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA ORALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS;

ACHOLEPLASMA LAIDLAWII; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA ARGININI; MYCOPLASMA FERMENTANS; MYCOPLASMA GALLISEPTICUM; MYCOPLASMA ORALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; MYCOPLASMATALES;

EID: 80052790416     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: 13652672     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05108.x     Document Type: Article

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