Hofmann-Lehmann

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Completed research project

Title / Titel	Development of in vitro strategies to propagate and characterize hemotrophic mycoplasmas
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Summary / Zusammenfassung	There has been a growing interest in hemotrophic mycoplasmas (aka haemoplasmas), the causative agents of infectious anemia in several mammalian species possibly including men. Haemoplasma are non-cultivable in vitro; thus, research relies on the propagation of haemoplasmas in splenectomized animals, a method with serious ethical concerns. The goal of this proposal is to explore an approach to replace these animal experiments. The project is based on an interdisciplinary collaboration of two research groups at the Vetsuisse Faculty with an intense exchange of expertise, which will strongly contribute to a successful outcome of the project.
Keywords / Suchbegriffe	haemoplasma, haemotrophic mycoplasma, Haemobartonella, Eperythrozoon
Project leadership and contacts / Projektleitung und Kontakte	Prof. Dr. Regina Hofmann-Lehmann (Project Leader) rhofmann@vetclinics.uzh.ch Dr. Ludwig Hoelzle   Dr. Katharina Hoelzle   Prof. Dr. Max Wittenbrink
Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch	Foundation Stiftung Forschung 3R
In collaboration with / In Zusammenarbeit mit	Veterinary Bacteriology, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich Switzerland
Duration of Project / Projektdauer	Jan 2007 to Dec 2009