The Feline Intracellular Infections HG dtec-qPCR-Panel-2 comprises a series of specific targeted reagents designed for Mycoplasmas Haemo Group and Bartonella henselae detection by using qPCR. Hemotrophic mycoplasmas and Bartonella species are important pathogens that circulate between cats and invertebrate hosts, occasionally causing diseases in humans. Bartonella henselae is one of the most common types of bacteria in the world infecting both cats and humans. When cats are infected, they show no symptoms; in humans the bacterium has different effects on immunocompromised individuals and immunocompetent individuals. As colonies usually takes two to six weeks to form, the slow growth contributes to frequent misdiagnosis by culture methods. The most relevant haemoplasma species is Mycoplasma haemofelis, a Gram-negative epierythrocytic parasitic bacteria infecting cats. It is the causative agent of feline infectious anemia, a disease leading to massive bacteremia of red blood cells and severe haemolytic anaemia. The assay can detect closely related haemoplasmas as Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum and Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis. Other haemoplasmas can be detected as well as M. haemocanis, M. coccoides, M. suis, M. wenyonii and M. parvum.

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