Mycoplasma Contamination: Where Does It Come From and How to Prevent It
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Blog Post
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Oct. 8, 2020, 1:15 p.m.
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Uphoff CC, Drexler HG (2011) Detecting Mycoplasma ... enter the culture medium during subculturing processes or from the air if the cell line remains exposed... infecting mycoplasma. The primers used in the process are either species/gene-specific or universal. .... Some amount of expertise is required in this process because result interpretation might be difficult...by training eligible staff for the cell culture process and hence eliminate one of the causes of contamination...filtration. There is no 100% assurance that this process can avoid contamination but it’s a very good practice...