Cryptosporidia - PCR

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8416

Material

faeces;
in snakes also: regurgitated material, gastric lavage, biopsy (stomach)

Method

PCR

Species list

dog, cat, small mammals, reptiles, ruminants, New World camels, others on request

Duration

1 - 3 days

Remark

If the PCR yields positive results in reptiles, it is possible to perform a differentiation of the cryptosporidia species to distinguish between harmless intestinal passengers (origin: infected feeder animals) and pathogenic cryptosporidia.