Mycoplasm detection

[dodo]

Stacey Kraemer wrote:

> Gerald Denis wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know of a sensitive method to detect mycoplasm?  Are there
> > any kits available?  I heard that PCR can be used to detect mycoplasm in
> > tissue culture- is there a protocol out there for this?
>
> ATCC sells a PCR-based mycoplasma detection kit (product #90-1001K).
> BMB sells ELISA and PCR-ELISA mycoplasma detection kits (product
> #1-296-744 &        #1-663-925, respectively).

  There is also a very nice ELISA kit from Boehringer. We use it all the time

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