DNA isolation / purification Bacteria

Get tips on using RNeasy Plus Mini Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Bacteria - Gram negative Chlamydia pneumoniae

Get tips on using RNeasy Plus Mini Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Bacteria - Gram positive Staphylococcus aureus

Get tips on using RNeasy Plus Mini Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Bacteria - Gram negative Escherichia coli

Get tips on using QIAamp DNA Blood Mini Kit to perform DNA isolation / purification Cells - Immortalized cell lines HEK 293T

Contamination can affect cell characteristics, i.e., growth, metabolism, and morphology leading to unreliable and erroneous experimental data. Depending on the source of contaminants, one can detect contamination by using a light microscope, gram stain, isothermal amplification, or PCR. Bacteria and fungi can usually be identified by optical microscopy. Mycoplasma in cell cultures cannot be detected visually. Hence, these microbes can go unnoticed for long periods and are determined using dedicated assays. Early and rapid identification of contaminants is vital to detect, handle and prevent contamination for good cell-culture practices. However, detection and identification can be challenging and tricky based on usual visual identifications. Hence it is essential to use a standard contamination detection kit to detect and maintain best practices.

Get tips on using ARCTURUS® PicoPure® DNA Extraction Kit to perform DNA isolation / purification Tissue - murine tail biopsies

Get tips on using QIAamp DNA Mini Kit to perform DNA isolation / purification Cells - Primary cells Cyst-derived kidney epithelial cells

Get tips on using QIAamp DNA FFPE Tissue Kit to perform DNA isolation / purification Cells - Primary cells Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP) cells

Get tips on using PureLink™ RNA Mini Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Bacteria - Gram positive Staphylococcus epidermidis

Get tips on using InviMag Universal RNA Mini Kit to perform RNA isolation / purification Bacteria - Gram positive Lactobacillus amylovorus