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