Q:

For Lonza’s MycoAlert® Mycoplasma Detection Assays is it possible to convert the B/A value of positive control included in the MycoAlert® Assay Control Set to CFU of mycoplasma?

A:

The MycoAlert® and MycoAlert® PLUS Assay are not quantitative so you cannot relate the ratio to an actual value. Different mycoplasma species will give different ratios due to different levels of expression of the enzymes we measure - the assay just gives a Yes or No answer. The positive control is designed to just give a positive ratio.

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Bioassay

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