Current Research Projects

Project Leader Project Title
Hofmann-Lehmann ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis’ Infection: Reactivation, Antibiotic Treatment and Tissue Distribution
Serological and molecular investigation of infectious agents in Brazilian captive neotropic and exotic felids
Development and application of a TaqMan real-time qPCR assay for detection and quantification of ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemolamae’ in South American camelids

Completed Research Projects

Project Leader Project Title
Hofmann-Lehmann Recurrence of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and development of fatal lymphoma in a cat with feline immunodeficiency (FIV) induced immune suppression
Development of a serological assay for feline haemotropic mycoplasma infections
Feline leukemia virus infection: factors that determine the susceptibility of the host
Prevalence and geographical distribution of canine hemotropic mycoplasma infections in Mediterranean countries and analysis of risk factors for infection
Feline leukemia virus cell-type and tissue distribution and association with the clinical outcome of the infection
Development of TaqMan real-time PCR assays for feline reference genes for the investigation of gene expression levels in blood and in lymphatic, endocrine, and other feline tissues
Real-time PCR investigation of the distribution and proviral and viral loads of the feline leukemia virus in tissues of cats with different infection outcome and duration
The kinetics of environmental feline leukemia virus shedding in experimentally infected cats
Molecular evolution of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in long-term infected cats
Phylogenetic analysis of haemotropic Mycoplasmas
Prevalence, risk factor analysis, and follow-up of infections caused by three feline hemoplasma species in cats in Switzerland
Electron microscopic imaging and analysis of ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis’
Development and application of a universal hemoplasma screening assay based on the SYBR Green PCR principle
Worldwide occurrence of feline hemoplasma infections in wild felid species
Phylogenetic and risk factor analysis for ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis’ in United Kingdom, Australian and South African pet cats
Real-time PCR investigation of possible transmission routes and reservoirs of feline hemoplasmas
In vivo transmission study of feline haemotropic Mycoplasma
Identification, molecular characterization and occurrence of a novel hemoplasma species in cattle (Candidatus Mycoplasma haemobovis) and development of real-time PCR assays for the diagnosis of bovine haemoplasma infections
Hemotropic Mycoplasma as Causative Agent of Infectious Anemia: Epidemiology and Zoonotic Potential
Molecular characterization of Italian haemotrophic Mycoplasma isolates
The Swiss perspective of tick-borne rickettsiosis
Prevalence of selected infectious diseases in free-ranging and captive wild felids of Brazil
Phage Display: an appropriate technology for epitope mapping of hemotropic Mycoplasma?
Development of in vitro strategies to propagate and characterize hemotrophic mycoplasmas
Importance of infectious diseases in free-ranging and captive wild felids of Brazil
Canine haemoplasmas in Switzerland: presence, phylogenetic analysis and clincal importance
Vector-borne infectious agents in Hungary
Importance of hemotropic Mycoplasma in different mammalian species in Switzerland
Low-cost microtest for rapid Helicobacter pylori cultivation and antibiotic susceptibility testing
Hematology and blood chemistry in cattle concurrently infected with several vector-borne pathogens
Reassessment of efficacious commonly used feline leukemia virus (FeLV) vaccines by sensitive molecular methods
Development of a test to detect Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) provirus integration in feline genomic DNA
Identification, molecular characterization and experimental transmission of a new hemoplasma isolate from a cat with hemolytic anemia in Switzerland
Lutz Concurrent infections with vector-borne pathogens as etiology of fatal hemolytic anemia in a cattle herd from Switzerland

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