Our lab is offering real-time PCR for diagnostic or research applications on a fee-for-service and collaborative basis.  We also can provide: 1) conventional PCR and sequencing (MCP, Pol and NF) for preliminary characterization of positive samples (e.g. FV3-like vs ATV-like); 2) PCR from ethanol or formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissues (FFPE); and 3) Histopathology to support outbreak investigations or characterization of tissue changes associated with experimental infections.

 

Details on submissions for qPCR can be found online at:     

 

http://www.sandiegozooglobal.org/News/Amphibian_Disease_Laboratory/

 

Cheers,

 

Allan

 

 

 

Allan P. Pessier, DVM, Dipl. ACVP
Senior Scientist
Wildlife Disease Laboratories
Institute for Conservation Research
San Diego Zoo Global

P.O. Box 120551
San Diego, CA 92112-0551
(619) 231-1515, Ext 4510#
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>>> "Brunner, Jesse L" <[log in to unmask]> 8/18/2013 5:44 PM >>>
Hi Ann, 

That is something that the GRC was planning on offering. Perhaps we can use this opportunity to push up our due-date. 

Would those offering diagnostic services email me a list of what you can offer and the terms. For instance, my lab can perform quantitative real time PCR and isolate and titer live ranaviruses, but we generally only do small numbers of samples or collaborate with others on larger projects; we are not a fee-for-service operation. I have a web page with instructions for submission here: http://public.wsu.edu/~jesse.brunner/samples.html

I'm sure there are others and it would be very useful to put together a list. We will add a page with this information on the GRC website once we revise it. 

Jesse

Jesse Brunner

School of Biological Sciences

Washington State University

PO Box 644236

Pullman, WA 99164 USA

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I am looking for a current list of all of the laboratories offering diagnostic testing for ranavirus for inclusion in the Infectious Disease Manual of the American Association of Zoo Vets.  I’ve looked around the GRC website, and am not finding this resource.  Anyone know of such a list?

Ann Duncan

 

 

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