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The Molecular Diagnostics Section tests for a wide variety of pathogens using an array of molecular techniques. These molecular techniques, such as real-time PCR, allow for highly sensitive testing on a small amount of sample, with a very rapid rate of detection, making it an invaluable tool in the detection of infectious disease.

General Guidelines

• Samples need to arrive before 11 a.m. on the scheduled testing day for results to be completed on the same day as submission.
• Please label the samples with consecutive numbers (1,2,3…etc.) and submit with a corresponding animal identification form and submission form.
• Unless required, you do not need to write the animal identification number directly on the tube if it is linked with the sample number on the animal identification spreadsheet.
• Submission and animal identification forms can be emailed to the lab at sdsu.adrdl@sdstate.edu

Pooling samples may decrease the sensitivity of PCR, so consider consulting with the laboratory or your veterinarian to determine if pooling should be performed.

For additional questions contact the ³ÉÈËÊÓƵ Molecular Diagnostics section at 605-688-5171.