Mycoplasma Resource Center
Bionique Testing Laboratories provides the following information as part of its Safe Cells program for preventing and managing mycoplasma contamination and other related cell culture problems.
Frequently Asked Mycoplasma Questions
- What are Mycoplasmas?
- Why is mycoplasma contamination a major cell culture problem?
- Why do mycoplasma contamination rates remain high?
- Why does overuse of antibiotics result in higher mycoplasma contamination rates?
- How do mycoplasmas enter my cell cultures?
- How can I avoid mycoplasma contamination and other serious cell culture problems?
- What does Bionique Testing Laboratories recommend for testing my cultures for mycoplasma?
- How can I eliminate mycoplasma from infected cell cultures?
- Suggested Readings and References
Safe Cells Technical Articles
- Helpful hints for better aseptic technique
- Creating a certified working cell bank for important cell lines
Bionique Mycoplasma Testing Services and Descriptions
- For cell cultures
- For media, sera and other bioproducts
- For human vaccines and biologicals
- For mycoplasma clean up and elimination
- For other mycoplasma services
Contact Us
For technical assistance call us Monday through Friday at (518) 891-2356 between 8 am and 5 pm Eastern Time. Or contact us online for general inquiries.
CELLshipper® kit is a direct DNA fluorochrome staining assay specifically developed by Bionique Testing Laboratories, Inc. for the screening of mycoplasma contamination in cell cultures.
Recent Papers
Authored by Bionique Testing Laboratories Scientific Staff
Dr. Shayn Armstrong is the lead author of a paper in Biologicals entitled "The scope of mycoplasma contamination within the biopharmaceutical industry".
Biologicals 38 (2010) 211-213.
Biologicals 38 (2010) 211-213.
