Table 1 Comparison of the MycoSEQ® Mycoplasma detection kit and CytoCheck® kit.
From: Evaluation of three commercial kits for mycoplasma NAT assays: selection and quality improvement
KIT supplier | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Parameters | MycoSEQ® | CytoCheck® | Priority |
Applied Biosystems | Greiner | ||
tested sensitivity | <10 CFU/ml | <10 CFU/ml | 1 |
Species coverage | > 90 | 41 identified | 2 |
Time to results | Same day | Same day | 3 |
Contamination prevention | No post-amplification sample handling | post-amplification sample handling | 4 |
Reagent price ratio per test | 1 | 10 | 5 |
Equipment | Real-Time PCR 7500 | PCR machine scanner | 6 |
quantitation | yes | no | 7 |