Mycoplasmas are microbial contaminants of cell cultures capable of changing cell metabolism and phenotype. Mycoplasma testing is important as there are possibilities of mycoplasma contamination in cell-derived biological and biopharmaceutical products used in therapeutic treatment. This in turn poses safety risk in health sector and business risk for biopharmaceutical companies.
Mycoplasma infection can prevail for a long period of time before detection. Mycoplasma testing is ... Read more
