Culture contaminants may be biological or chemical, seen or unseen, destructive or seem-ingly benign, but in all cases they adversely affect both the use of your cell cultures and the quality of your research. Contamination problems can be divided into three classes:
Cell Culture Contamination | Thermo Fisher Scientific - US
Gain essential knowledge and practical tips to prevent cell culture contamination in your lab. Learn how to detect and treat common biological contaminants.
How to Detect, Avoid and Deal With Contaminated Cell Cultures
2016年7月3日 · Be suspicious: Never trust that any culture is what it says on the label, even newly bought cells. Be cautious: Only buy from reputable cell banks. Quarantine incoming samples until their identity can be confirmed and their cleanliness status verified.
Cell Culture Contamination Troubleshooting - MilliporeSigma
This tutorial will help explain the basics of monitoring your cells, including what a healthy culture looks like, cell confluency, and the different phases of cell culture growth. This video will also show common indicators of bacterial and mycoplasma contamination.
Preventing, Detecting, and Addressing Cell Culture Contamination
2022年11月1日 · Contamination is a constant risk in every cell culture laboratory. And while the threat of contamination will always remain, good working practices and proactive screening are essential to reduce the likelihood and severity of outbreaks—protecting your …
Cell culture contamination - PubMed
Microbial contamination is a major issue in cell culture, but there are a range of procedures which can be adopted to prevent or eliminate contamination. Contamination may arise from the operator and the laboratory environment, from other cells used in the laboratory, and from reagents.
Best practices for detecting and mitigating the risk of cell ...
2017年12月1日 · A contamination with low levels of bacteria and fungi, and with adventitious viruses or mollicutes (e.g., mycoplasma) may not cause changes in the appearance of the cells or the cell culture medium that are readily detectable through visual or …