Hofmann-Lehmann
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Completed research project
| Title / Titel | Canine haemoplasmas in Switzerland: presence, phylogenetic analysis and clincal importance | ||||||||
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| Summary / Zusammenfassung | Hemoplasmas, also known as hemotropic mycoplasmas, have been reported in several mammalian species. In dogs, two distinct hemoplasmas have been described: Mycoplasma haemocanis and ‚Candidatus Mycoplasma haematoparvum’. Infection can lead to anemia mainly in splenectomized or immunosuppressed dogs, but the clinical importance of the two distinct canine hemoplasma species needs to be further investigated. No data on the presence of canine hemoplasmas in Switzerland is available, but the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus, a vector for canine hemoplasmas, is occasionally encountered in Southern Switzerland. The aim of the present study thus is to investigate the presence of M. haemocanis and ‘Candidatus M. haematoparvum’ in the Swiss dog population. This project is the basis of the veterinary dissertation of N. Wengi. |
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| Publications / Publikationen | Wengi, N., B. Willi, F.S. Boretti, V. Cattori, B. Riond, M.L. Meli, C.E. Reusch, H. Lutz, and R. Hofmann Lehmann. 2007. Real-time PCR-based prevalence study, infection follow-up and molecular characterization of canine hemotropic mycoplasmas. Vet Microbiology 126:132-141. | ||||||||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | Hemotropic mycoplasma, prevalence, quantitative real-time PCR, 16S rRNA gene | ||||||||
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No project-specific funding |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Dec 2005 to May 2007 |