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Bacteriology
| Effective January 1, 2009 | | |
Note: A $10 accession fee will be applied to all submissions. All fees are in US $. |
| Click the name of the test or procedure for detailed information. Tests marked with an asterisk (*) will redirect to the Molecular Bacteriology (PCR) page. |
- Acid Fast Stain
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae - APP (PCR)*
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae - APP (PCR) Serotypes 3, 6 and 8*
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae/Actinobacillus suis Multiplex - APP/A. suis (PCR)*
- Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae - APP Serotyping (PCR)*
- Actinobacillus suis (PCR)*
- Aerobic Culture (Including Urine Culture)
- Anaerobic Culture
- Aquaculture Bacterial Inspection
- Bacterial Identification by DNA Sequencing (16S rRNA gene)*
- Bacterial Isolate Send Out
- Biotyping, Pasteurella multocida
- Blood Culture, Aerobic
- Blood Culture, Anaerobic
- Brachyspira spp. Culture
- Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli Multiplex PCR*
- Campylobacter Culture, Bovine Reproduction
- Campylobacter Culture, Small Animal
- Campylobacter Screen
- Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) Antigen Capture (ELISA)
- Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) Isolation (Cell Culture)
- Clostridium difficile (ELISA)
- Clostridium perfringens Toxin Gene Typing (PCR)*
- Dark Field Microscopy for Brachyspira/Spirochetes
- Dark Field Microscopy for Leptospira
- Dark Field Microscopy for Tritrichomona
- Environmental Culture
- Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (PCR)*
- Escherichia coli Virulence Factors (PCR)*
- Fluorescent Antibody, Clostridia spp. (chauvoei, novyi, sordellii, septicum)
- Fungal Culture (Dermatophytes)
- Fungal Screen (Rapid Growing Fungi-yeast)
- Fungal Stain (Fluorescent and KOH)
- Genotype Analysis, Bacterial (BioNumerics)*
- Giemsa Stain
- Gimenez Stain
- Gram Stain
- Haemophilus parasuis (PCR)*
- Isolate Identification
- Lawsonia intracellularis (PCR), Equine
- Lawsonia intracellularis (PCR), Porcine
- Leptospira sp. (PCR)*
- Listeria Culture
- Listeria monocytogenes (PCR)*
- Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - Johne's Culture
- Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - Johne's (PCR)
- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae (PCR)*
- Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Genetic Analysis (P146 Adhesin sequencing)*
- Mycoplasma hyorhinis (PCR)*
- Mycoplasma hyosynoviae (PCR)*
- Mycoplasma Speciation
- Mycoplasma spp. Culture
- Pasteurella multocida Toxin Testing (PCR)*
- Renibacterium salmoninarum (IFA)
- Salmonella enterica Real-time PCR (TaqMan®)*
- Salmonella spp. Culture
- Salmonella spp. Screen (Delayed Enrichment)
- Salmonella spp. Serogrouping
- Salmonella spp. Serotyping
- Serotyping (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Streptococcus suis, Haemophilus parasuis)
- Streptococcus suis PCR*
- Streptococcus suis Serotyping PCR (serotypes 1,2,7 and 9)*
- Susceptibility Testing/MIC
- Tritrichomonas spp. Culture
- Ureaplasma spp. Culture
- Urolith Culture
- Water Culture
(includes counts on total Gram negative, Gram negative lactose fermenters (coliforms), Gram negative non-lactose fermenters, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) - Yersinia Culture
| Acid Fast Stain | | Fee: 9.50 | Specimen: 1) affected tissue
2) smear or slide
3) swab | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) slide folder
3) culturette | Coolant: 1,3) frozen gel packs
2) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Aerobic Culture (Including Urine Culture) | | Fee: 19.75 | Specimen: 1) swab
2) affected tissue | Shipping Container: 1) culturette
2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-5 days | | Comments: Samples should be kept cool and moist in transit. |
Top of Page | Anaerobic Culture | | Fee: 21.50 | Specimen: 1) swab
2) affected tissue | Shipping Container: 1) anaerobic transport media
2) sterile container | Coolant: 1) none
2) frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-5 days | | Comments: Ship overnight. |
Top of Page | Aquaculture Bacterial Inspection | Fee:
90.00 per lot
(up to 60 fish) | Specimen: live fish | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-W | Turnaround Time:
10 days | | Comments: See the Aquaculture/Fisheries Submission Form for details on tests and pathogens. Does not include Renibacterium salmoninarum IFAT. |
Top of Page | Bacterial Isolate Send Out | | Fee: 86.75 | Specimen: isolate | Shipping Container: | Coolant: | Days Tested:
| Turnaround Time:
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Top of Page | Biotyping, Pasteurella multocida | | Fee: 18.50 | Specimen: pure culture | Shipping Container: agar plate or slant | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
7 days | | Comments: Prevent agar from freezing. |
Top of Page | Blood Culture, Aerobic | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: 5 ml blood | Shipping Container: 100 ml blood culture bottles | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-7 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Blood Culture, Anaerobic | | Fee: 26.75 | Specimen: 5 ml blood | Shipping Container: 100 ml blood culture bottles | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
3-10 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Brachyspira spp. Culture | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: 1) fresh colon section
2) fresh feces | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
10-14 days | | Comments: Ship overnight or deliver the same day. |
Top of Page | Campylobacter Culture, Bovine Reproduction | | Fee: 32.25 | Specimen: 1) aborted fetus
2) prepucial flush
3) cervical mucous | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2,3) Campy transport media | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-14 days | | Comments: Transport media is supplied by the laboratory. Additional information. |
Top of Page | Campylobacter Culture, Small Animal | | Fee: 32.25 | Specimen: 1) feces
2) intestine (tied loop) | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
6-9 days | | Comments: Use anaerobic transport media if delayed more than 24 hrs. |
Top of Page | Campylobacter Screen | | Fee: 11.00 | Specimen: | Shipping Container: | Coolant: | Days Tested:
| Turnaround Time:
| | Comments: Part of necropsy. |
Top of Page | Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) Antigen Capture (ELISA) | | Fee: 28.00 | Specimen: swabs | Shipping Container: plastic tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-3 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) Isolation (Cell Culture) | | Fee: 34.50 | Specimen: feces in Chlamydia transport media | Shipping Container: sealed container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
Th | Turnaround Time:
2-3 weeks | | Comments: Contact lab for transport media. |
Top of Page | Clostridium difficile (ELISA) | | Fee: 15.00 | Specimen: 1) 1 gm intestinal contents, or
2) 1 gm of feces | Shipping Container: 1,2) plastic bag or tube | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
once weekly | Turnaround Time:
2-7 days | | Comments: Tests run when sufficient number of samples are available. |
Top of Page | Dark Field Microscopy for Brachyspira/Spirochetes | | Fee: 8.00 | Specimen: 1) spiral colon
2) fresh feces | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Ship overnight or deliver the same day. |
Top of Page | Dark Field Microscopy for Leptospira | | Fee: 8.75 | Specimen: urine | Shipping Container: sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Ship overnight or deliver the same day. |
Top of Page | Dark Field Microscopy for Tritrichomona | | Fee: 8.75 | Specimen: 1) prepucial flush
2) cervical mucus | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Ship overnight or deliver the same day. |
Top of Page | Environmental Culture | | Fee: 30.25 | Specimen: swab | Shipping Container: culturette | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-5 days | | Comments: Samples should be kept cool and moist in transit. |
Top of Page | Fluorescent Antibody, Clostridia spp. (chauvoei, novyi, sordellii, septicum) | | Fee: 14.25 | Specimen: 1) affected tissue
2) 5 thin smears | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) slide folder | Coolant: 1) frozen gel packs
2) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Fix slides in acetone for 5 minutes. |
Top of Page | Fungal Culture (Dermatophytes) | | Fee: 20.00 | Specimen: 1) affected tissue
2) hair or scraping
3) swab | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) envelope
3) culturette | Coolant: 1,3) frozen gel packs
2) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
4 weeks | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Fungal Screen (Rapid Growing Fungi-yeast) | | Fee: 7.00 | Specimen: 1) affected tissue
2) swab | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) culturette | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Fungal Stain (Fluorescent and KOH) | | Fee: 13.50 | Specimen: 1) affected tissue
2) smear or slide
3) swab
4) hair sample | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) slide folder
3) culturette
4) envelope | Coolant: 1,3) frozen gel packs
2,4) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Giemsa Stain | | Fee: 8.75 | Specimen: 1) tissue
2) fluid
3) slide | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container
3) slide folder | Coolant: 1,2) frozen gel packs
3) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Gimenez Stain | | Fee: 13.00 | Specimen: 1) tissue
2) fluid
3) slide | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container
3) slide folder | Coolant: 1,2) frozen gel packs
3) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Gram Stain | | Fee: 8.75 | Specimen: 1) tissue
2) fluid
3) slide | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container
3) slide folder | Coolant: 1,2) frozen gel packs
3) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Isolate Identification | Fee:
1) 32.25
2) 44.00 | Specimen: 1) pure culture
2) impure culture
| Shipping Container: 1,2) agar plate or slant | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
5 days | | Comments: Prevent agar from freezing. |
Top of Page | Lawsonia intracellularis (PCR), Equine | | Fee: 30.00 | Specimen: 1) ileum
2) feces | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
7 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Lawsonia intracellularis (PCR), Porcine | | Fee: 30.00 | Specimen: 1) ileum
2) feces | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
7 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Listeria Culture | | Fee: 21.75 | Specimen: 1) tissue
2) silage | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) clean, sealed container | Coolant: 1) frozen gel packs
2) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
4-30 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - Johne's Culture | | Fee: 25.00 | Specimen: five grams of feces | Shipping Container: tightly covered, clean container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
16 weeks | | Comments: Please call to schedule. |
Top of Page | Mycobacterium paratuberculosis - Johne's (PCR) | | Fee: 20.00 | Specimen: feces (no more than 10g needed) | Shipping Container: Do NOT use GLOVE or WHIRL-PAC BAG as container.
Use leakproof hard plastic container with screw cap | Coolant: frozen gel packs or dry ice | Days Tested:
T,Th,F | Turnaround Time:
3-7 days | | Comments: Please make sure container has no outside contamination. NO GLOVES or WHIRL PAC BAGS. Specimens from sheep, goat and exotic ruminants also accepted. |
Top of Page | Mycoplasma Speciation | | Fee: 26.25 | Specimen: bacterial isolate | Shipping Container: culture media | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
Th | Turnaround Time:
1-2 weeks | | Comments: Results reported on Thursdays. Additional information. |
Top of Page | Mycoplasma spp. Culture | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: 1) uterine, cervical or vaginal mucus
2) semen
3) lung tissue
4) tracheal wash
5) fluid | Shipping Container: 1,2,4,5) Amies transport media
3) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
14 days | | Comments: Ship overnight or deliver the same day. |
Top of Page | Renibacterium salmoninarum (IFA) | Fee:
100.00 per lot
(up to 60 fish) | Specimen: live fish | Shipping Container: leakproof container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-W | Turnaround Time:
3-5 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Salmonella spp. Culture | | Fee: 19.75 | Specimen: 1) tissue
2) feces | Shipping Container: 1,2) clean container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-5 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Salmonella spp. Screen (Delayed Enrichment) | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: 1) chicks
2) eggs
3) feed
4) environmental samples | Shipping Container: 1,2,3,4) clean container (well labeled) | Coolant: 1) frozen gel packs
2,3,4) none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
5-14 days | | Comments: Prevent eggs from freezing or breaking. |
Top of Page | Salmonella spp. Serogrouping | | Fee: 6.25 | Specimen: pure culture | Shipping Container: agar plate or slant | Coolant: frozen gel pack | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
1 day | | Comments: Prevent agar from freezing |
Top of Page | Salmonella spp. Serotyping | Fee:
No charge for diagnostic isolates
(see comments) | Specimen: pure culture | Shipping Container: agar plate or slant | Coolant: frozen gel pack | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
4-6 weeks | | Comments: $36.00 charge for research and environmental isolates. Prevent agar from freezing. |
Top of Page | Serotyping (Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Streptococcus suis, Haemophilus parasuis) | | Fee: ref. lab fee | Specimen: pure culture | Shipping Container: agar plate or slant | Coolant: frozen gel pack | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-3 weeks | | Comments: Prevent agar from freezing. |
Top of Page | Susceptibility Testing/MIC | | Fee: 18.50 | Specimen: 1) tissue
2) swab
3) pure culture | Shipping Container: 1) sterile container
2) culturette
3) agar plate or slant | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-4 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Tritrichomonas spp. Culture | | Fee: 17.00 | Specimen: 1) prepucial flush
2) cervical mucus | Shipping Container: 1,2) Trichomonas transport media | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
4 days | | Comments: Transport media is furnished by the lab. Additional information. |
Top of Page | Ureaplasma spp. Culture | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: 1) uterine, cervical or vaginal mucus
2) semen
3) lung tissue
4) tracheal wash
5) fluid | Shipping Container: 1,2,4,5) Amies transport media
3) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
7 days | | Comments: Ship overnight or deliver the same day. |
Top of Page | Urolith Culture | | Fee: 66.50 | Specimen: urolith | Shipping Container: clean container | Coolant: none | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
3 days | | Comments: |
Top of Page | Water Culture (includes counts on total Gram negative, Gram negative lactose fermenters (coliforms), Gram negative non-lactose fermenters, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.) | | Fee: 36.00 | Specimen: 200 ml water | Shipping Container: sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
4 days | | Comments: Keep chilled. |
Top of Page | Yersinia Culture | | Fee: 24.50 | Specimen: 1) feces
2) tissue | Shipping Container: 1,2) sterile container | Coolant: frozen gel packs | Days Tested:
M-F | Turnaround Time:
2-4 days | | Comments: |
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