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Bacterial culture, environmental 1

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Bovine [3]
Caprine [4]
Ovine [5]
Porcine [6]
Other [7]
Description: 

Code:

acule

Lab:

B

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

10 d

Available for:

Food Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Variety of environmental surfaces.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Swab the environmental surface(s) requiring testing. Place sponges, swiffers, etc. into a leakproof container. Place swabs into bacterial transport medium. Refrigerate immediately.

Additional Information

$2.00 discount available for each sample when more than 4 samples submitted. Testing for the presence of E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella spp., and Clostridium perfringens. Susceptibility testing not routinely done.


Source URL: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/bacterial-culture-environmental-1

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests
[2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/avian
[3] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/bovine
[4] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/caprine
[5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/ovine
[6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine
[7] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/other