1.Unité de Recherches sur les Handicaps Génétiques de l'Enfant, INSERM U393, Tour Lavoisier, H?pital Necker Enfants-Malades,Paris Cedex 15,France;2.Laboratoire de Bactériologie,Université Victor Segalen,Bordeaux Cedex,France
Abstract:
Background
Mycoplasma contaminations are a recurrent problem in the use of cultured cells, including human cells, especially as it has been shown to impede cell cycle, triggering cell death under various conditions. More specific consequences on cell metabolism are poorly known.