DEPENDABLE EXCELLENCE IN VECTOR-BORNE DIAGNOSTICS

Ehrlichia

Ehrlichia are zoonotic obligate intracellular alpha-proteobacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae. Ticks serve as as the main reservoir and as vectors of ehrlichiosis while feeding on both humans and animals. The antibody response to infections by Ehrlichia chaffeensisEhrlichia ewingiiEhrlichia canis and Ehrlichia muris is primarily directed against outer-membrane protein antigens and is most often detected using standard IFA and MIF methods. Custom formats containing combinations of these Ehrlichia or Anaplasma antigens can be made available. Call or email your needs.


Our IFA slides contain infected cells in a traditional format, while our 2-antigen MIF (depicted below) pairs purified Anaplasma phagocytophilum with purified Ehrlichia chaffeensis in each slide well.

The MIF format removes the vast majority of host cell cytoplasmic, nuclear and membrane constituents that are common sources of “non-specific” fluorescence.Without the need to penetrate the host cell membrane, the IgM antibody assay has the same incubation timing (30 minutes) as the IgG assay. To produce a distict marix for these antigens, we use a sonicated chicken cell suspension that absorbs the Evans’ blue counterstain. The goal of this approach is to produce a reaction that can be immediately classified as either positive or negative, saving valuable technician time and avoiding erroneous results cause by irrelevant fluorescence.

IC-Ehrlichia

 ITEM NUMBER ITEM DESRIPTION KIT INSERT
 ECHG-120 Ehrlichia chaffeensis IFA IgG KitECHG-120-English
 ECH-12 Ehrlichia chaffeensis 12-well IFA Substrate Slides ASR
 ECH-GC Ehrlichia IgG IFA Control Set ASR
 ECH-MC Ehrlichia IgM IFA Control Set ASR
 E21G-120 Ehrlichia/Anaplasma 2-antigen MIF IgG Kit 
 E21M-120 Ehrlichia/Anaplasma 2-antigen MIF IgM KitE21M-120-English
 E21-12 Ehrlichia / Anaplasma 2-antigen MIF Slides ASR
 EHR-12 E. chaffeensis / E. ewingii 2-antigen MIF Slides ASR
 EMG-120 Ehrlichia muris IFA IgG KitEMG-120-English
 EM-12 Ehrlichia muris 12-well IFA Substrate Slides ASR
 HCG-25 Working IgG Conjugate, 2.5 mL ASR
 HCM-25 Working IgM Conjugate, 2.5 mL ASR
 MSM-10 MIF IgM Serum Diluent, 10 mL ASR
 MSD-10 MIF IgG Serum Diluent, 10 mL ASR

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