期刊
BIOLOGICALS
卷 38, 期 2, 页码 273-277出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biologicals.2009.09.006
关键词
Achromobacter; Bacteria; Cell culture; Contamination
资金
- National Cancer Institute [R03CA130033]
- Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
Cell culture model systems are utilized for their ease of use, relative inexpensiveness, and potentially limitless sample size. Reliable results cannot be obtained, however, when cultures contain contamination. This report discusses the observation and identification of mobile black specks observed in multiple cell lines. Cultures of the contamination were grown, and DNA was purified from isolated colonies. The 16S rDNA gene was PCR amplified using primers that will amplify the gene from many genera, and then sequenced. Sequencing results matched the members of the genus Achromobacter, bacteria common in the environment. Achromobacter species have been shown to be resistant to multiple antibiotics. Attempts to decontaminate the eukaryotic cell culture used multiple antibiotics at different concentrations. The contaminating Achromobacter was eventually eliminated, without permanently harming the eukaryotic cells, using a combination of the antibiotics ciprofloxacin and piperacillin. (C) 2009 The International Association for Biologicals. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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