Nanobacteria-like particles: a threat to cell cultures Partículas semelhantes à nanobactérias: uma ameaça às culturas de células

The main goal of this study is to alert researchers who work with cell cultures for the risk of contamination by structures called nanobacteria (NB). NB are tiny structures with size varying from 80 to 500 nm, commonly occurring in clusters and producing a biofilm which contains carbonate or hydroxy...

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Main Authors: Amauri Braga Simonetti, Gelsa Edith Englert, Karen Campos, Michelle Mergener, Cíntia de David, Anna Paula de Oliveira, Paulo Michel Roehe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2007-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822007000100032