Biotyping / Identification
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Biotyping/identification of Aeromonas spp.
- Gastroenteritis
Isolate from urine, stool, blood, environmental, food, other.
Isolate provided on culture medium.
Send as growth on culture medium or in transport medium. Organisms should be sent as cultures.
Shipping of specimens shall be done by a TDG certified individual in accordance with TDG regulations. For additional information regarding classification of specimens for the purposes of shipping, consult either Part 2 Appendix 3 of the TDG Regulations or section 3.6.2 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations as applicable.
Gastroenteritis, septicemia, infection, other.
Completed Enteric Diseases Program requisition form.
Biotyping = Biochemical Identification.
Biochemical identification of enteric pathogens based on preceding references and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPS).
21 calendar days.
- Ewing, W.H. 1986. Edwards and Ewing's Identification of Enterobacteriaceae. 4th edition Elsevier Science Publishing Co., Inc., New York.
- Murray, P.R., Baron, E.J., Jorgensen, J.H., Pfaller, M.A., Yolken, R.H., Manual of Clinical Microbiology. 2003. ASM Press. Washington, DC. USA.
- Laboratory Methods For The Diagnosis Of Cholera Vibrio and Other Vibrios. 1991. Institut Pasteur 28, rue du Docteur-Roux 75724 PARIS CEDEX 15 - FRANCE.