The Flex caddy allows the Thermocycler GEN2 to be installed on the Opentrons Flex deck and sit below the deck, enabling below-deck cable routing and labware placed on top of modules to remain closer to the deck surface. The calibration adapter is used to calibrate the location of the Thermocycler. Caddies and calibration adapters are specific to the type of module.
Note: This item does not include the Thermocycler Module. The module is available with or without the Flex Caddy and Calibration tool: Thermocycler Module GEN2
The Flex caddy allows the Thermocycler GEN2 to be installed on the Opentrons Flex deck and sit below the deck, enabling below-deck cable routing and labware placed on top of modules to remain closer to the deck surface. The calibration adapter is used to calibrate the location of the Thermocycler. Caddies and calibration adapters are specific to the type of module.
Note: This item does not include the Thermocycler Module. The module is available with or without the Flex Caddy and Calibration tool: Thermocycler Module GEN2
Mycoplasma is the smallest and simplest prokaryotic organism. There is a risk of mycoplasma contamination during cell culture, and mycoplasma contamination of cells has become a common problem worldwide.
Mycoplasma contamination may seriously affect the state of cells, change the gene expression and metabolic characteristics of cells, lead to slow cell growth, abnormal differentiation and death, and seriously affect cell function.
Bacteria, yeast or mold contamination in cell culture can be seen under an optical microscope, but mycoplasma contamination is usually not visible under an optical microscope and must be detected by specific detection methods.
Common methods for detecting mycoplasma contamination include mycoplasma isolation and culture, special biochemical tests such as ELISA and luminescence, and DNA fluorescent staining detection. Among the above detection methods, most of the operation steps are relatively cumbersome, the sensitivity is not high, the mycoplasma types cannot be distinguished, special instruments are required, or the time required is long. The qPCR method is relatively simple and convenient to operate, and the results can be obtained in 2 hours.
• Provide results in less than 2 hours.
Good negative and positive controls.
• No live mycoplasma required: The MycoSEQ Mycoplasma Detection Kit does not contain any live mycoplasma and does not require the use of live mycoplasma for validation
• Can be used with gDNA, inactivated mycoplasma, or live mycoplasma
• Can be used as an alternative to the standard 28-day culture test
• Can be used in conjunction with culture-based methods to provide preliminary results while awaiting the 28-day test results
The MycoSEQ Plus Mycoplasma Detection Kit is part of an integrated workflow for adventitious drug, impurity, and contaminant detection during biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The entire workflow includes the sample preparation kit, which provides a manual sample preparation method, which together with the qPCR analysis can provide results in 2 hours. (Please note that complex matrices may require additional upfront processing steps as described in the various available protocols.)
• Mycoplasma qPCR MIX, store at -15°C to -25°C, store at 2°C to 8°C after first use, protected from light.
• Mycoplasma Positive Control, -15°C to -25°C.
• Mycoplasma Negative Control, store at -15°C to -25°C, store at 2°C to 8°C after first use.
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DuckyBio’s Mycoplasma PCR Detection Kit is a TaqMan™-based quantitative PCR (qPCR) kit for detecting mycoplasma contamination in biological materials such as cultured cells. Designed and tested using criteria often applied toward rapid mycoplasma detection in biotherapeutic manufacturing cell culture lot release, the MycoSEQ Plus kit enables results that meet or exceed guidance on sensitivity and specificity expectations as described in European Pharmacopoeia (E.P. 2.6.7, 2007), US Pharmacopoeia (US63) and Japanese Pharmacopoeia. When used with a suitable sample preparation method, the MycoSEQ Plus kit can detect less than 5 CFU/mL.
The BK virus is a member of the polyomavirus family. It has been suggested that this virus may be transmitted through respiratory fluids or urine, since infected individuals periodically excrete virus in the urine. BK viral infections are typically asymptomatic in healthy individuals, however very mild symptoms may appear including mild respiratory infections and fever. Infections with BK virus in immunocompromised or immunosupressed patients are much more severe and may involve renal dysfunction. In fact, in kidney transplant patients the immunosupressive drugs required for the transplant may allow the virus to replicate within the graft, resulting in a disease called BK virus nephropathy (BKVN). The JC virus is a type of human polyomavirus and is very common in the general population, infecting 70 to 90% of humans. Most people acquire JCV in childhood or adolescence. Typically the infection is subclinical and no of consequence in individuals with healthy immune systems. The initial site of infection may be the tonsils or the gastrointestinal tract, and the virus then remains latent in the gastrointestinal tract. JCV can also infect the tubular epithelial cells in the kidneys, where it continues to reproduce, shedding virus particles in the urine. Also, JCV can cross the blood-brain barrier into the central nervous system. JCV is known to cause the usually fatal progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) by destroying oligodendrocytes in the brain in immunodeficient or immunosuppressed individuals. The JC and BK viruses are very similar, with their genomes sharing 75% homology. It is however important to differentiate between the viruses due to the differences in pathology and especially the invariably fatal outcome of PML which is only caused by the JC virus.
BKV/JCV TaqMan PCR Kit, 100 reactions
BKV/JCV TaqMan PCR Probe/Primer Set and Controls, 100 reactions
For research use only and NOT intended for in vitro diagnostics.
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Storage Conditions and Product Stability
All kit components can be stored for 2 years after the date of production without showing any reduction in performance.
All kit components should be stored at -20°C upon arrival. Repeated thawing and freezing (> 2 x) of the Master Mix and Positive Control should be avoided, as this may affect the performance of the assay. If the reagents are to be used only intermittently, they should be frozen in aliquots.
| Component | Cat. TM39350 (100 preps) | Cat. TM39310 (100 preps) |
|---|---|---|
| MDx TaqMan 2X PCR Master Mix | 2 x 700 μL | – |
| BKV/JCV Primer & Probe Mix | 280 μL | 280 μL |
| BKV/JCV Positive Control | 150 μL | 150 μL |
| Nuclease-Free Water (Negative Control) | 1.25 mL | 1.25 mL |
| Product Insert | 1 | 1 |