| Microbiology |
| Test Name |
Specimen Required |
Test Days |
Turn Around Time (Business Days) |
Fee |
Comments |
| Antibiotic Sensitivity |
Bacterial Culture |
M-F |
3, after primary culture obtained |
$21.47 |
If requested will be performed on all recovered bacteria |
| Aerobic Culture |
Fresh tissue or swabs in transport media |
M-F |
3-7 |
$44.10 |
|
| Anaerobic Culture |
Fresh tissue or swabs in transport media |
M-F |
3-5 |
$44.10 |
|
| Listeria Culture |
Fresh tissue, Milk |
|
5 |
$44.10 |
|
| Campylobacter Culture |
Fecal samples or Fecal swab in transport media |
|
5-10 |
$44.10 |
|
| Bacterial Identification |
Bacterial Culture |
M-F |
2-4 |
$29.82 |
|
| Borrelia burgdorferi Culture (Lyme Disease Agent) |
Joint Fluid, CSF, Urine, Tissue |
By arrangement |
up to 30 |
Contact Laboratory |
|
| Fungal Culture |
Fresh tissue or swabs in transport media |
M-F |
up to 30 |
$44.10 |
Called negative after 30 days incubation without growth |
| Mycoplasma Culture |
Fresh tissue or swabs in transport media |
M-F |
up to 30 |
$44.10 |
Positive reported as early as day 3; reported as negative after 30 days |
| Salmonella Culture |
Fresh Tissues, Swab, Feces |
M-F |
3-10 |
$35.75 |
|
| Salmonella Pullorum Culture |
Necropsy Tissues, Swab, Feces |
M-F |
9-14 |
$44.10 |
Necropsy fee applies |
| Salmonella NPIP Poultry Program |
Environmental Swabs (drag/sponge swabs) |
M-F |
5-7 |
$29.82 |
Additional fees apply for positive samples (Group D and bacterial identification) and serotyping fee if requested as referral |
| Johne’s Fecal Culture |
Feces (ruminant) |
M-F |
up to 50 |
Available as a referral test |