Antibiotic formulation to remove Mycoplasma from contaminated cell cultures.

Where contamination has occurred, and the sample cannot be discarded for certain reasons, the MycoZap Mycoplasma Elimination Reagent can clear detectable mycoplasma contamination in as few as 4 days. The MycoZap Reagent has been optimized to eliminate mycoplasma with minimal toxic effects on the infected cells. It eliminates mycoplasma by using a combination of antibiotic and antimetabolic agents. This approach allows for a highly reliable elimination of mycoplasma that cannot be achieved by the use of antibiotics alone. The MycoZap Reagent can be used to eradicate mollicutes, including Mycoplasma, Acholeplasma, Spiroplasma and Entomoplasma species in cell cultures.