Species
Aquatic
Diagnostic Section
Molecular Diagnostics
Test Codes
8264
Test Fee
$105.00
Setup Days
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Turn Around Time
2-4 days for fresh tissues; 5-7 days for fixed tissues
Shipping Requirements
Label all samples. Ship overnight with cold packs in an insulated container. Ship Monday-Thursday only. Submit specimens in sealed leak-proof containers.
Specimen Requirements
Submit whole fish or formalin fixed paraffin embedded block. An additional $21 fee will be assessed for nucleic acid extraction from FFPE samples.
Collection Protocol
May pool up to 5 fish for the price of an individual - non fixed specimens only.
Detection of Mycobacterium chelonae, Mycobacterium marinum and Mycobacterium haemophilum by real time PCR. Fixed specimens require a longer processing time and an additional extraction fee. Test also available as part of the Zebrafish PCR Health Screen Panel Includes: Mycobacterium chelonae PCR, Mycobacterium haemophilum PCR, Mycobacterium marinum PCR