Nov 28, 2022
MycoFluor Mycoplasma Detection
- Ali Albalakhi1,2,
- Ning Xia1,2
- 1Massachusetts General Hospital;
- 2Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s (ASAP) Collaborative Research Network
Protocol Citation: Ali Albalakhi, Ning Xia 2022. MycoFluor Mycoplasma Detection . protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.bp2l692nklqe/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
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Created: November 24, 2022
Last Modified: December 13, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 73200
Keywords: ASAPCRN, mycofluor mycoplasma detection, fluorescent mycofluor, mycoplasma infection in cell culture, mycoplasma infection, simple fluorescence microscopic assay, mycoplasma, fluorescence microscope, simple fluorescence, microscopic assay, cell culture, cell, infection, detection
Abstract
MycoFluor™ Mycoplasma Detection produces a fast and simple fluorescence microscopic assay that identifies mycoplasma infection in cell cultures. In order to detect mycoplasma, the fluorescent MycoFluor™ reagent is added to the culture medium, with or without cells, and the sample becomes stained and examined under a fluorescence microscope.
Materials
Reagents Needed:
- MycoFluor Mycoplasma Detection Kit (M-7006)
- Microcentrifuge tubes
- Microscope slides
- Clear coverslips
Troubleshooting
Protocol Testing of Culture Media
Take about 4mL of cell medium directly form the culture dish in which the cells have been growing centrifuge the sample at 1300 x g for 10min to pellet any cells and debris
Carefully transfer 1mL of supernatant into labeled microcentrifuge tubes.
Centrifuge the microcentrifuge tubes at 12,500 x g for 15 minutes
Carefully remove and discard 0.5mL of supernatant, leaving behind 0.5mL of medium in the tube. Resuspend any pellet that may have formed using this 0.5mL of medium.
Add 26µL of 20X concentrated MycoFluor reagent to 0.5mL of the medium.
Pipet 10µL of the stained medium onto a clean microscope slide and cover with a clean coverslip.
Seal the slide using quick dry clear nail polish topcoat by covering all sides of the coverslip.
Image the slide using fluorescent microscope.
Control Slides with Mycoplasma MORFS
Generating positive controls for the testing of culture media
a. Pipet 5µL of the mycoplasma MORFS stock suspension on a clean, labeled microscope slide
b. Add 5µL of stained medium to the slide
c. Cover with clear coverslip and seal using quick dry topcoat nail polish.
Image the positive controls and compare to the samples that have not been spiked with MORFS
Microscopy
Prepare the microscope with a near ultraviolet fluorescence filter (Excitation at 365nm and either bandpass 450nm ± 30nm or longpass >400nm emission filter)
For optimum result, a 100X oil immersion objective is suggested but a 60X oil immersion objective will also work
First look at the control slide spiked with MORFS to get an idea what it should look like. Then examine the test slide for extranuclear blue fluorescence.