Useful links
Links to guides on Cell Culture Contamination Testing and Management
- Corning technical information – Understanding And Managing Cell Culture Contamination
http://www.corning.com/lifesciences/technical_information/techdocs/cccontamination.asp
List of test services – list of standardized contamination testing procedures
WHO – PCR essay protocol for mycoplasma detection
ATTC - mycoplasma testing an important role in cell line QC
Links to worldwide Sterilization Standards
- United States Pharmacopoeia
http://www.usp.org - European Pharmacopoeia
http://www.pheur.org - Japanese Pharmacopoeia
http://jpdb.nihs.go.jp - ISO standards
http://www.iso.org - American Dental Association (ADA)
http://www.ada.org - Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
http://www.aami.org - Hygienic procedures Robert Koch Institute Publications in the Bundesgesetzblatt
http://www.springerlink.com - Good Cell Culture Practice (GCCP)
http://www.nibsc.ac.uk
Links to online Cell Culture Protocols
- Online protocols and forums on biology disciplines
http://www.protocol-online.org/ - BioWWWnet - cell biology and cell culture protocols
http://biowww.net - Online Version Fundamental Techniques in Cell Culture - a Laboratory Handbook, by Sigma Aldrich
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com - American Type Culture Collection - commercially available cell lines and microbiological standards, online protocols
http://www.lgcpromochem-atcc.com
