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Fish Myxobolus cerebralis (whirling disease pathogen) - PCR

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

Code:

wdpcr

Lab:

M

Days test started:

M-F

TAT:

2-5 d

Available for:

Food Animal

Specimen Type/Volume

Whole fish or caudal (tail) fin and fish head.

Shipping Information

Ship with freezer pack or dry ice.

Collection Protocol

Submit whole fish (preferred). If fish is too large to submit whole, submit both the entire caudal (tail) fin and the fish head. Cut off the fish head by making a cut straight through the middle of the operculum.

Additional Information

Source URL:https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/services/fish-myxobolus-cerebralis-whirling-disease-pathogen-pcr

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