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Table 2 Comparison of the RLB and qPCR assays for feline haemoplasmas (N =152)

From: A comparison of real-time PCR and reverse line blot hybridization in detecting feline haemoplasmas of domestic cats and an analysis of risk factors associated with haemoplasma infections

Result

qPCR result No. (%)

RLB result No. (%)

CMhm only

29 (19.1)

35 (23.0)

Mhf only

23 (15.1)

6 (4.0)

CMhm and Mhf only

16 (10.5)

5 (3.3)

CMhm and CMt

1 (0.7)

0

CMhm, Mhf and CMt

2 (1.3)

0

Negative

81 (53.3)

106 (69.7)

Overall positive

71 (46.7)

46 (30.3)

  1. CMhm = ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum’.
  2. Mhf = Mycoplasma haemofelis.
  3. CMt = ‘Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis’.