Biological reagents (e.g. fluids, cultured cells, tumors) and samples (such as organ biopsies, feces, swabs) can be tested by PCR for the following list of micobial agents. Please note: the specimens listed in parentheses are optimal for submission for PCR testing.
Virus
Adenovirus: MAD1 (lung), MAD2 (intestine), GpAD (lung)
Coronavirus: MHV (feces, mesenteric lymph node), RCV, SDAV (salivary, Hardarian gland)
Cytomegalovirus: mCMV, rCMV, gpCMV (spleen, salivary gland)
Ectromelia (spleen, skin lesions)
Hantavirus: Hantaan, Seoul, Puumala (kidney), Sin Nombre (lung)
Lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus (spleen)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (kidney)
Mouse thymic virus (salivary gland, thymus)
Murine norovirus, MNV (feces, mesenteric lymph node)
Parvoviruses (spleen, mesenteric lymph node)
    NS1 (Generic parvo)
Pneumonia virus of mice (trachea, lung)
Polyoma virus (skin, mammary gland)
Rat theilovirus (feces, intestine)
Reovirus 3 (liver, lung, feces)
Rotavirus (EDIM) (feces, intestine)
Sendai virus (trachea, lung)
Theiler's encephalomyelitis virus (feces, intestine)
Bacteria
Cilia-associated respiratory bacillus (trachea, lung)
Citrobacter rodentium (feces, cecum)
Clostridium piliforme (cecum, feces)
Corynebacterium bovis (skin scrapings, skin)
Helicobacter (feces) includes H. bilis, H. hepaticus, H. rodentium, H. trogontum, H. typhlonius, H. species, H. ganmani
Mycoplasma pulmonis (nasopharynx, trachea)
Mycoplasma spp. (all known species)(cell cultures)
Pasteurella pneumotropica (oral cavity, uterus)
Proteus sp. (feces, cecum)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa (feces, cecum)
Salmonella sp. (feces, cecum)
Staphylococcus aureus (nasopharynx)
Streptobacillus moniliformis (oral cavity)
Pooling of feces for Helicobacter is available, up to 10 samples per assay. A $10.00 pooling fee will be charged per assay.