Tag: Human cytomegaloviruses
Testing for Human Cytomegalovirus
5th December 2013
Category: Biosafety
Tags: Human cytomegaloviruses, PCR testing
By: Dr Daniel Galbraith, CSO,
Human cytomegaloviruses (and simian) are members of a virus family that are specifically identified by the biologics safety guidelines as a specific concern. Most recently the 2010 FDA guidelines for testing of vaccine cell substrate included a recommendation that if there is the possibility of contamination with Human and Simian cytomegalovirus then the in vitro More