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Agent

Comments

Laboratory

16SrRNA (bacterial ID)

 

PADDL

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

PADDL; UM

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae

serotypes 3,6,8

UM

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae/Actinobacillus suis

UM

Actinobacillus suis

UM

Adult Equine Diarrhea Panel

Includes: Salmonella spp., Clostridium. difficile types A and B, Clostridium perfringens types A & C,& Coronavirus

UGA

Anaplasma / Ehrlichia

UGA

Anaplasma marginale

PADDL; UGA; TVMDL; WSU; Zurich

Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ehrlichia equi)

UGA; COR; PADDL; Labo; Zurich

Anaplasma phagocytophilum/ Borrelia

UGA

Anaplasma platys

 

Labo; Zurich

Anaplasma spp.

DCPAH

Bacillus anthracis

UM; CO

Bacterial Identification by DNA Sequencing (16S rRNA gene)

UM

Bartonella hensalae

UGA

Bartonella spp.

DCPAH; Labo; RAL; Zurich

Bordetella avium

RAL

Bordetella bronchiseptica

Labo; UGA; Zurich

Bordetella spp.

COR

Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)

PADDL; UGA

Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato

 

Zurich

Borrelia spp.

 

Labo

Bovine Abortion Screen

Unspecified

DCPAH

Bovine Reproductive Panel 1

Includes: Tritrichomonas foetus, Campylobacter fetus, Leptospira spp.

UGA

Bovine Reproductive Panel 2

Includes: Tritrichomonas foetus, Campylobacter fetus

UGA

Bovine Respiratory Bacterial Pathogen Screen

Includes Mycoplasma bovis, Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica

UGA

Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli Duplex

UM

Brachyspira Sequencing

UM

Brucella (marine mammal)

CO

Brucella spp.

UGA; RAL; CO

Campylobacter coli

UGA

Campylobacter fetus

UGA

Campylobacter fetus Differentiation (PCR)

TVMDL

Campylobacter jejuni

PADDL; UGA

Campylobacter spp.

Detects, but does not differentiate, thermotolerant campylobacters only; C. coli, C. jejuni, C.lari, C. upsaliensis

UGA; RAL

Campylobacter upsaliensis

UGA

Canine Diarrhea Pediatric Panel

Includes: Campylobactor sp., Salmonella sp., Lawsonia intracellularis, Clostridium toxins A & B,Clostridium perfringens entertoxin, Giardia, Rotavirus, Cryptosporidium, Canine Parvovirus, Coronavirus

UGA

Canine Neurological Disease, Central Nervous System

Includes Toxoplasma gondii, Cryptococcus neoformans, Neospora caninum, Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme's disease), Canine distempervirus (CDV)

UGA

Canine Respiratory Panel

Includes: Bordetella bronchiseptica, Mycoplasma spp., Canine Adenovirus, Influenza A (all subtypes), Canine Distemper virus, Coronavirus

UGA

Caprine/Ovine Diarrhea PCR Panel

Includes: E. coli F41, E. coli K99, Coronavirus, Cryptosporidium, Rotavirus, Salmonella, Clostridium perfringens alpha, beta, iota, & epsilon toxins, and endotoxin

UGA

Chlamydia psittaci

RAL; COR

Chlamydia spp.

Labo; RAL; TVMDL; UGA; DCPAH; CO

Chlamydophila felis

UGA; Zurich

Clostridium difficile

RAL

Clostridium difficile Toxin A & B

Detects and differentiates Enterotoxin A and Cytotoxin B

UGA

Clostridium perfringens

RAL

Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin

Clostridium perfringens Enterotoxin (CPE)

UGA; PADDL

Clostridium piliforme

RAL; UGA

Clostridium spp.

RAL

Clostridium toxins screen

C. difficile toxins A and B, C. perfringens type A,B,C,D,E,CPE C. perfingens Type A = a toxin Type B = a, ß, e toxins Type C = a, ß toxins Type D = a, e toxins Type E = a, I toxins

UGA; COR; UM; WSU; TVMDL; CO; PADDL

Colony Collapse Disorder Panel

RAL

Coxiella burnetii (marine mammal)

CO

Coxiella burnetii (Q Fever)

CO; COR; Labo; RAL; TVMDL

E. coli

Enteroaggregative

UGA

E. coli

Enterotoxigenic fimbrial type F41 associated with neonatal colibacillosis in calves

UGA

E. coli

Enterotoxigenic fimbrial type K99 associated with neonatal colibacillosis in calves

UGA

E. coli

Shiga-like verotoxin-2

UGA

E. coli

Shiga-like verotoxin 2e

UGA

E. coli

Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 1

UGA

E. coli

Cytotoxic necrotizing factor 2

UGA

E. coli

Enterotoxigenic-Heat Labile toxin

UGA

E. coli

Enterotoxigenic- Heat Stable I Toxin

UGA

E. coli

Enterotoxigenic- Heat Stable II Toxin

UGA

E. coli

Enteroinvasive responsible for colisepticaecemia

UGA

E. coli

Attaching and effacing strains of E. coli produce verotoxins

UGA

E. coli

Enterotoxigenic fimbrial type F41 associated with neonatal colibacillosis in calves

UGA

E. coli multiplex

UGA; CO; PADDL

Ehrlichia canis

DCPAH; COR; Labo; Zurich

Ehrlichia canis, chaeffensis, ewingii

UGA

Ehrlichia spp.

Detects all species within the genus

UGA

Ehrlichia spp/Anaplasma/Neorickettsia/Wolbachia

CO

Enterocytozoon bieneusi

RAL

Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae

RAL; UM

Erysipelothrix spp.

Genus specific. This test does not differentiate by species.

UGA

Escherichia coli

 

RAL

Escherichia coli Genotyping

 

COR; UM; WSU; TVMDL

Feline Diarrhea PCR Panel

Includes: Campylobacter jejuni/ coli, Salmonella spp., Lawsonia intracellularis, Clostrium difficile toxins A & B, Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin, Feline Parvovirus (Panleukopenina), Tritrichomonas foetus

UGA

Feline Herpes and Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) Combo

UGA

Fish Barcode DNA Sequencing for Species Identification

UM

Flavobacterium columnare

UGA

Flavobacterium psychrophilum

WSU

Francisella tularensis

RAL; CO; UGA; Zurich

Genotype Analysis, Bacterial (BioNumerics)

UM

Haemophilus parasuis

UM

Helicobacter hepaticus

UGA

Helicobacter spp.

WSU; RAL; UGA

Klebsiella pneumoniae

RAL

Lab Animal Clostridium Toxin

C.perfringens toxins alpha, beta, epsilon, iota, and enterotoxin. Clostridium difficile toxins A & B

UGA

Lab Animal Primate Fecal Panel II

Includes: Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Campylobacter thermotolerant species ( jejuni, coli, upsaliensis, lari), Yersinia enterocolitica.

UGA

Lawsonia intracellularis

Labo; UGA; UM; COR; TVMDL

Leptospira spp.

UGA; RAL; Labo; DCPAH; COR; PADDL; UM; TVMDL; CO; Zurich

Listeria monocytogenes

UGA; RAL; COR; Zurich

Listeria spp.

UGA

Lyme Disease (Borrelia burgdorferi)

DCPAH; COR

Manhemia haemolytica

UGA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

RAL

MRSA mec A

Detects the mecA gene.

UGA

MRSA nucA

UGA

Mycobacterium avium

WSU; RAL

Mycobacterium avium avium

COR

Mycobacterium avium complex

COR

Mycobacterium avium spp. paratuberculosis (Johne's Disease)

CO; COR; PADDL; WSU; TVMDL; UM; UGA

Mycobacterium bovis or tuberculosis

COR

Mycobacterium genavense

RAL

Mycobacterium intracellulare complex

RAL

Mycobacterium spp.

All species of mycobacterium

UGA; WSU

Mycoplasma (avian)

 

Labo; RAL

Mycoplasma (canine)

 

Labo

Mycoplasma (companion and food/fiber animal)

CO; PADDL

Mycoplasma agassizil

 

Labo

Mycoplasma bovis

UGA; WSU; PADDL; TVMDL; UM

Mycoplasma columbinum (pigeon)

 

RAL

Mycoplasma felis

 

Labo; Zurich

Mycoplasma gallisepticum

UM; PADDL

Mycoplasma gallisepticum & M. synoviae

TVMDL; CO

Mycoplasma haematoparvum

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma haemobos

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma haemocanis

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma haemofelis

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma haemolamae

DCPAH; Labo; UGA; WSU; Zurich

Mycoplasma haemominutum

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma haemovis

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae

CO; UM; PADDL

Mycoplasma hyorhinis

UM

Mycoplasma hyosynoviae

UM

Mycoplasma iowae

UM

Mycoplasma meleagridis

 

UM

Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae

WSU

Mycoplasma ovis

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma pulmonis

Rodents

Labo; UGA

Mycoplasma spp.

All species

UGA; RAL; TVMDL

Mycoplasma spp., Horse Hemotropic

 

Zurich

Mycoplasma spp., milk

 

CO

Mycoplasma synoviae

UM; PADDL

Mycoplasma turicensis

 

Zurich

Mycoplasmas, Canine Hemotropic

 

Labo

Mycoplasmas, Feline Hemotropic

This test includes both M. haemominutum and M. haemofelis.

UGA

Neoehrlichia mikurensis

 

Zurich

Neorickettsia risticii

DCPAH; Zurich

Nocardia spp.

Genus specific. This test does not differentiate by species

UGA

Pasteurella multocida

Labo; UGA; RAL

Pasteurella multocida Toxin Testing

UM; PADDL

Pasteurella pneumotropica

Detects and differentiates both 'Heyl' and 'Jawetz' biotypes

UGA

Pasteurellaceae leukotoxin (Ikta gene)

WSU

Pediatric Equine Diarrhea Panel

Includes: Salmonella, Clostridium difficile types A & B, Clostridium perfringens types A & C, Rotavirus, & Coronavirus

UGA

Pigeon Test Panel

RAL

Psittacine Tri-Plex Panel

RAL

Renibacterium salmoninarum (BKD) Nested

WSU

Rhodococcus equi

Labo; UGA; WSU; TVMDL

Rhodococcus -vapA Virulence Gene

A positive culture is required to confirm the presence of the vapA gene.

COR; UGA

Rickettsia helvetica

 

Zurich

Rickettsia rickettsii

DCPAH

Rickettsia spp.

CO; Zurich

Rickettsia spp.

UGA; CO

Salmonella cholerasuis Argus-Vaccine Identification

UM

Salmonella enterica

UGA; UM

Salmonella enteritidis

CO

Salmonella spp.

Labo; COR; CO; TVMDL; WSU; RAL; PADDL

Salmonella typhimurium

RAL

Serpulina hyodysenteriae

TVMDL

Shigella spp

UGA

Staphylococcus aureus

UGA

Staphylococcus enterotoxins A-I

UGA

Staphylococcus necrotizing factors A,B

UGA

Streptococcus equi

COR; CO; TVMDL; PADDL

Streptococcus equi ssp. equi

UGA

Streptococcus equi ssp. zooepidemicus

Also suitable for screening samples from horses.

Labo; UGA

Streptococcus suis

UM

Streptococcus suis Serotyping (Serotypes 1, 2, 7 and 9)

UM

Swine Enteritis Screen PCR

TVMDL

Taylorella equigenitalis

 

Labo

Tritrichomonas foetus

UGA; DCPAH; CO; PADDL

Ureaplasma

UGA

Yersinia enterocolitica

UGA

Yersinia pestis

CO

Yersinia ruckeri

WSU

 

Labs
 University Animal Laboratories
AHT: Animal Health Trust, UK
CO: Colorado State University, USA
COR: Cornell University, USA
CDC: Centers for Disease Control, USA
CT: University of Connecticut, USA
DCPAH: Michigan State University, USA
GLAS: University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
GOC: University of Guelph, Canada
GmBH: IVD GmBH, Germany
IDL: infectious Disease Laboratory, USA
ISU: Iowa State University, USA
KSU: Kansas State University, USA
Labo: Laboklin, multiple locations in Europe
MO: University of Missouri, USA
NC: North Carolina State University, USA
NDSU: North Dakota State University, USA
NE: Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, USA
PUR: Purdue University, USA
SKW: Prairie Diagnostic Services, Saskatchewan, Canada
TOSU: The Ohio State University, USA
TVMDL: Texas Vet Med Diagnostic Lab, USA
UA: University of Arizona, Aquaculture Pathology Laboratory, USA
UCD: University of California- Davis, USA
ULiv: University of Liverpool, England, UK
UGA: University of Georgia, USA
UM: University of Minnesota, USA
UNAM:  Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
UPenn: University of Pennsylvania, USA
UPre: University of Pretoria, South Africa
OSU: Oregon State University, USA
VETD: Vet Diagnostics, Lyon, France
VIO: Animal and Plant Health Agency, UK
WSU: Washington State University, USA
Zurich: University of Zurich, Switzerland