Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (NLM)
Title:
Beware of mycoplasmas
Contributor (Organization):
National Institutes of Health (U.S.). Medical Arts and Photography Branch.
Subject (Genre):
Posters
Subject (MeSH Term):
Mycoplasma
Subject (MeSH Term):
Cell Culture
Publication Information:
[Bethesda, Md. : Medical Arts and Photography Branch, National Institutes of Health, 19--?]
Publication Country:
United States
Copyright Statement:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain.
Order No.:
C00965
Physical Description:
1 photomechanical print (poster) : col. ; 79 x 40 cm.
Image Description:
The top part of the poster is a scanning electron micrograph of a mouse tumor cell infected with mycoplasma hyorhinis. The remainder of the poster consists of information about mycoplasmas and the sponsors.
Note (General):
Picture caption: 1. Mycoplasmas are common, insidious contaminants that frequently infect tissue cell cultures .... 2. Mycoplasmas alter metabolic activities and functions of cultured cells .... 3. Effective, sensitive procedures are available to detect, prevent and control mycoplasma contamination and infection of cell cultures ... 4. Investigators must test for mycoplasmas in order to properly interpret results of experimental and diagnostic procedures using cell cultures.
Language:
eng
Restrictions on Access:
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Funding Agency:
Sponsored by: International Organization for Mycoplasmology (I.O.M.), et al.
URL:
Call Number:
PP03149 map
Record UI:
101454341

Beware of mycoplasmas

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