Informative Articles The Stealthy Invader – What Are Mycoplasma and Why Are They so Feared?
In the vast world of microbiology, there exist tiny organisms causing big trouble – Mycoplasma. A contamination of cell cultures often remains undetected and represent a serious problem for academic and biopharmaceutical laboratories due to its impact on cell properties and safety of biological products.
Find out about the biology of mycoplasma and what makes them so special. And learn what happens to a cell culture that is contaminated by mycoplasma.
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Venor®GeM dScreen is a ready-to-use TaqMan based dPCR assay and has been developed for direct testing of cell cultures, media and other biological matrices in research & development. All reagents including the polymerase are freeze-dried and only need to be resuspended in rehydration buffer. Venor®GeM dScreen is compatible with the QIAcuity® platform from Qiagen.
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✓ Sample preparation is not required
✓ Detect > 100 relevant mycoplasma species
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✓ Time-to-result: 3 hours
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