TrADItionalantibioticssuchasPenicillin/Streptomycinarenotthebestchoiceforroutinecellculture,duetotheirinstABIlity.
IncontrastwerecommendtheuseofGentamycin,duetothefollowingadvantages:
•Broadereffectivespectrum
•HigherThermo-stabilityat37°C(5dayscomparedto3days)
•Longershelf-life
•Higheracid/alkaliresistance(>90%activityfor2weeks)
OurGentamycin/Amphotericinproductprovidesbroadandstableresistenceagainstcontamination.Itisprovidedinconvenient,readytousealiquots.
Theuseofantibioticsisonlyrecommendedduringisolationandpassage1.Theymaydisruptcellbahaviourandarenotrecommendedforuseinsubsequentpassages,orinparticularduringchallengingprocessessuchasdifferentiation.