BEWARE OF MYCOPLASMAS

被引:94
作者
ROTTEM, S [1 ]
BARILE, MF [1 ]
机构
[1] US FDA, CTR BIOL EVALUAT & RES, MYCOPLASMA LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
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D O I
10.1016/0167-7799(93)90089-R
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mycoplasma infection of cell cultures is widespread and has major detrimental effects on cellular physiology and metabolism. Since cell culture is used extensively, both in research and in industrial production processes, questions of primary concern arise, such as: how can mycoplasma contamination be detected; what are the effects of such contamination on cellular functions; what methods are available for eliminating contamination?
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页码:143 / 151
页数:9
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