Equine -> Strep. equi equi
Streptococcus equi equi PCR Test Kit
A simple and cost-effective method to detect the eqbE gene from an equine nasal swab sample.
Rapid Results: Screen your patient wherever you are with point-of-care Strep. equi equi PCR testing.
Able to detect eqbE gene within 50 minutes.
Fast and accurate diagnostics that can improve patient diagnoses.
Stall-side care with minimal hands-on time per sample.
- Validated against over 100 Strep. equi equi samples.
No Fluxergy products have been cleared or approved by the USDA for veterinary diagnostic use. Fluxergy’s current veterinary product offerings are limited to
individual laboratory components for use by experienced professional users in developing their own laboratory tests for research or animal use.
Streptococcus equi equi is a gram-positive bacteria that induces infection and contagious disease in the upper respiratory tract of horses, donkeys, and mules. Common clinical responses may include isolating any horse with signs of strangles to prevent population outbreaks. Current diagnostic testing includes detection of shedding via bacterial culture and more sensitively with molecular PCR confirmation.
The Fluxergy S. equi subsp. equi assay is an experimental biological product which has been developed to detect a conserved region of the S. equi subsp. equi genome that is highly unique to the specific streptococcus subtype.
Who We Work With
Tested at a Leading Veterinarian University Laboratory
88.7 % Sensitivity
Most Positive test samples were correctly identified in an academic study.
100 % Specificity
Every negative test sample was correctly identified in an academic study
Multiple Sample Types
Allows for testing with NP and GPL samples.
~1.5 Days Saved
Saved on average compared to traditional testing methods.
The independent validation was conducted at the Equine Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California at Davis. In a quantitative real-time PCR assay, a positive detection of target nucleic acid (e.g. S. equi DNA) is confirmed by accumulation of a fluorescent signal after the specific target DNA is amplified. The Fluxergy Analyzer is a stall-side (e.g. point-of-care) platform for real-time PCR that allows for molecular testing within 50 minutes.
Testing was conducted on banked samples and system was used for as research use only.
| Test Type | Direct RT-PCR |
| Time to Result | ~50 minutes |
| Sample Preparation | ~3 min from reagent thaw, No extraction required. |
| Sample Type | NP in 3 mL VTM or PBS; GPL |
| Required Sample Volume | 14 uL |
| Storage | (Flux Card) 10° to 30°C, (Flux Reaction Mix) -10° to -30°C |
| Gene Target | eqbE Gene |
| Format | 10 vials, 100 vials, Bulk Plate Reagents |
| Reader Compatibility | High Throughput thermocycler, Fluxergy Analyzer |
| Cartridge Compatability | 8 well strip, PCR plate, Fluxergy Card |
| Analyzer Size | 26.19 cm x 13.13 cm x 25.80 cm |
| Analyzer Weight | 6.8 kg |
| Power Input | 12VDC, 7A |
| Operating Temperature | 15° – 30°C |
| Storage Temperature | 15° – 30°C |
| Operating Humidity | 10% – 85% |
Computer Reqs. (Recommended)
OS must be 64-bit, Windows 10+. Intel i5 2.5GHz or equivalent, 8GB DDR4 RAM, HDD: 250 GB, Screen 1080p, USB: 2×2.0 port, Networking: Ethernet port
Test prior to admit and offer testing to address potential outbreak situations:
- Shows
- Racetracks
- Clinics & Referral Hospitals
- Ambulatory Practices
- Veterinary Teaching Hospitals
- Barns
- Transport, Pre-Purchase
Streptococcus equi equi is a gram-positive bacteria that induces infection and contagious disease in the upper respiratory tract of horses, donkeys, and
mules. Common clinical responses may include isolating any horse with signs of strangles to prevent population outbreaks. Current diagnostic testing includes detection
of shedding via bacterial culture and more sensitively with molecular PCR confirmation. The Fluxergy S. equi subsp. equi assay is an experimental biological product which has been developed to detect a conserved region of the S. equi subsp. equi genome that is highly unique to the specific streptococcus subtype.
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