Drying and irradiation of calf and horse serum. II. Influence on mycoplasma content of the calf sera.
Drying of calf sera produced only a negligible change in their content of Acholeplasma laidlawii organisms and reduced the content of Mycoplasma arginini organisms by 2 to 4 logs. Gamma-irradiation of liquid and dried calf sera killed M. arginini and A. laidlawii organisms at irradiation levels of 0.2-0.3 and 0.4-0.6 Mrads, respectively.
D000818:Animals; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D002417:Cattle; D003470:Culture Media / Q000528:radiation effects*; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006736:Horses; D009174:Mycoplasma / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011830:Radiation Effects; D014867:Water
D003470:Culture Media; D014867:Water