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- Title
Microbiological contamination in stem cell cultures
- Authors
Cobo, Fernando; Cortés, José Luis; Cabrera, Carmen; Nieto, Ana; Concha, Ángel
- Abstract
Abstract: Cell therapy and regenerative medicine are potentially two of the most exciting aspects of the novel therapeutic methods currently under development. However, these treatments present a number of important biosafety issues, like the possible transmission of microorganisms to the recipients. The most common potential form of contamination in these cell products is by bacteria (including Mycoplasma), yeast and fungi. In our study, 32 stem cell lines and feeder cell lines were analysed. There were 19 contaminated cell passages (12%). The main contaminants were gram positive cocci and Mycoplasma species, followed by gram negative rods and gram positive rods. The Mycoplasma contamination rate was 4%. Stem cell banks and other research centres aim to screen all processed stem cell lines for these microorganisms, and to assure that no contaminants are introduced in the banking procedures. It is a standard part of current good practice in stem cell banks to carry out routine microbiological controls of the stem cell lines and to work in a controlled environment to reduce the probability of contamination in the final product.
- Subjects
STEM cells; CELL lines; CELLULAR therapy; MICROBIAL contamination
- Publication
Cell Biology International, 2007, Vol 31, Issue 9, p991
- ISSN
1065-6995
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1016/j.cellbi.2007.03.010