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Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilum - PCR

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Other [2]
Description: 

Code:

lyPCR

Lab:

M

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

2-5 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Ticks, kidney, lymph node, synovial fluid, EDTA blood.

Shipping Information

Ship in insulated container with freezer packs.

Collection Protocol

Additional Information

Lyme disease is usually carried by the black-legged tick Ixodes scapularis. This duplex qPCR tests for both Borrelia burgdorferi and Anaplasma phagocytophilium.


Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/borrelia-burgdorferi-and-anaplasma-phagocytophilum-pcr

Links
[1] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-category/available-tests [2] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/other