Identification and speciation

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Description:

Identification and speciation of Arcobacter spp.

Test Category:
Phenotypic and Molecular Identification
Pathogen:
Arcobacter spp.
Laboratory:
Division of Enteric Diseases
Illnesses and Diseases:
  • Gastroenteritis
Specimen:

Isolate from urine, stool, blood, environmental, food, other.

 

Collection Method:

Isolate provided on appropriate culture medium with visible growth

Specimen Processing, Storage and Shipping:

Send as growth on appropriate culture medium or in appropriate transport medium.

Transportation of Dangerous Goods:

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.

For additional guidance on the transport of infectious substances in other languages, please click on the link below.

http://www.who.int/ihr/capacity-strengthening/infectious-substances/en/

Patient Criteria:

Gastroenteritis, septicemia, infection, other.

Accompanying Documentation:

Completed Enteric Diseases Program requisition form.

Comments:

N/A

 

Methods and Interpretation of Results:

Phenotypic Identification (biotyping)*

16S rRNA gene sequencing*

MALDI-TOF*

Whole genome sequencing based methodologies may be applied.

  1. Biotyping: as per 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
  2. Sequences compared to the 16s rDNA database in NCBI and clustered using BioNumerics
  3. MALDI-TOF results analysed using the most current Bruker Biotyper database.
Turnaround Time:

21 calendar days.

Contact:
Phone: (204) 789-6009
Fax: (204) 789-5012
Email: phac.nml.ED-lnm.ME.aspc@canada.ca
References:
Fact Sheets:
Guidelines:
Related Information:

National Enteric Surveillance Program (NESP)