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Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) - PCR

Service category: 
Available Tests [1]
Service audience: 
Avian [2]
Bovine [3]
Canine [4]
Caprine [5]
Equine [6]
Feline [7]
Ovine [8]
Porcine [9]
Other [10]
Description: 

Code:

anthpcr

Lab:

M

Days test started:

M-F, batched

TAT:

1-7 d

Available for:

Food Animal
Companion Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

2-4 mL blood (minimum volume 1 mL), swabs.

Shipping Information

Collection Protocol

Please submit suspect samples to AHL pathologists who will perform a rapid screening antigen ELISA to rule out anthrax. The sample will then be forwarded to the Molecular Biology Lab for PCR confirmation.

Additional Information

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/bacillus-anthracis-anthrax-pcr

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/canine [5] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/caprine [6] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/equine [7] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/feline [8] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/ovine [9] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/porcine [10] https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/service-audience/other