A PCR protocol to establish standards for routine mycoplasma testing that by design detects over ninety percent of all known mycoplasma species

Abstract excerpt

Mycoplasma infection leads to false and non-reproducible scientific data and poses a risk to human health. Despite strict guidelines calling for regular mycoplasma screening, there is no universal and widely established standard procedure. Here, we describe a reliable and cost-effective PCR method that establishes a universal protocol for mycoplasma testing. The applied strategy utilizes ultra-conserved...