avian & livestock assay data
sheet
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
Test code:
B0064
-
Qualitative
detection of
Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
by polymerase chain reaction
B0064
is included in the Poultry
Respiratory Panel
Utilities:
- Confirm the disease causing agent
- Shorten the time required to confirm a
clinical diagnosis of O. rhinotracheale infection
- Ensure that bird populations are free of
O. rhinotracheale
- Early prevention of spread of this
bacterium among a flock
- Minimize human exposure to
O. rhinotracheale
- Safety monitoring of biological products
that derive from birds
Specimen requirements:
Tracheal swab shipped overnight
at room temperature.
For specimen types other than those listed
here, please call to confirm specimen acceptability and
shipping instructions.
For all specimen types, if there will be a
delay in shipping, or during very warm weather, refrigerate
specimens until shipped and ship with a cold pack unless more
stringent shipping requirements are specified. Frozen
specimens should be shipped so as to remain frozen in transit.
See shipping instructions for
more information.
Turnaround time: 2 business
days
Methodology: Qualitative
PCR
Normal range: Nondetected
