Microbiology

Fee Schedule – Each accession received will be charged a $7.00 accessioning fee, in addition to the requested testing. Please Note Accession fee is not assessed on Regulatory only submissions; however, mixed submissions would still receive an Accession Fee. Please contact the laboratory if you have any questions. Fees are subject to change without notice.

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