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IDEIA™ MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE EIA KIT

Code: K004311

Introduction
Oxoid Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae EIA is for the detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in porcine serum.

This kit will perform 96 tests

Principle of the Test
Oxoid Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae EIA is for the detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in porcine serum.
Enzootic pneumonia is a disease of pigs, caused by infection with M. hyopneumoniae. A specific and sensitive serological test for the detection of antibodies to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in porcine serum is required for surveillance and precise diagnosis of the disease. The traditional methods for laboratory diagnosis of enzootic pneumonia are complement fixation, indirect haemagglutination, and more recently indirect EIA.  None of these methods are, however, ideal, due to low sensitivity and/or specificity. Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae EIA is a blocking assay that has a significantly improved performance compared with traditional assays and is rapid and simple to use even with high numbers of samples.  The specificity of the test is improved over other methods by the use of a highly specific monoclonal antibody against a conserved epitope of the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae 74KDa protein which does not cross react with Mycoplasma flocculare.