Mismatch repair (MMR) germline alterations are enriched among patients with uveal melanoma (UM), according to a study ...

PCR-based bacterial and fungal detection helps scientists efficiently analyze the sterility of their cell cultures, improving ...

Bionique is a leading global Contract Research Organization specializing in mycoplasma testing and validation services for the biopharmaceutical and life science industries. Located in Saranac Lake, ...

Pneumonia outbreaks in China, Denmark, France and recently in the U.S. in Ohio have been making headlines. Experts say these outbreaks are partly due to a known bacteria, Mycoplasma pnemoniae ...

Mycoplasma contamination is prevalent in cell culture labs: in one study, researchers identified mycoplasma contamination in 11% of the 10,000 cell lines they tested (Olarerin-George et al. 2015).

In cell laboratories, the majority of mycoplasma infections in continuous cell lines are caused by only a few species, originating from bovine, swine and humans. These microbial agents easily ...

Mycoplasma pneumonia (MP ... Antibiotics are the first line of treatment for MP. Children get different antibiotics than adults to prevent potentially dangerous side effects.

Cell culture contamination is a major concern for biological and biomedical research, as well as for biologics therapeutics production. Although some contaminants are relatively evident, such as ...

or may only treat the cell line, and so the chances of reinfection can be high. The odds are not in your favor. Our mycoplasma detection kits rely on isothermal amplification and use a similar ...

New research reveals that Mycoplasma pathogens make DNA in a unique ... the blueprint of the cell. Large amounts of the four different DNA building blocks have to be produced.