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DOI: 10.24075/dc.2026.009
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Contamination of cell lines: methods for development and optimization of diagnostic assays

Ovsyannikova MA
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Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Maria A. Ovsyannikova
Ostrovityanova St., 1., Moscow, 117997, Russia; ur.xednay@70svom

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Financing: this paper builds upon the research conducted by the University School of Chemistry*Bio*Plus, specifically stemming from their Lab Diagnostics of Cell Culture Contaminants project series, which began in 2022 and continues to this day.

Received: 2026-04-21 Accepted: 2026-05-25 Published online: 2026-06-06
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