Cryptosporidia - PCR

LABOKLIN Service ID: 8416

Material

faeces
snake: faeces, regurgitated material, gastric lavage, biopsy (stomach)

Method

PCR

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.