Typing of Clostridium perfringens isolates (A, B, C, D, or E) by identifying toxin genes (alpha, cpa; beta, cpb, epsilon, etx; iota, ia) as well as genes for beta 2 toxin (cpb2) and enterotoxin (cpe) by real time PCR.
Detection of antibodies to Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis, the causative agent of pigeon fever in horses and caseous lymphadenitis in sheep and goats, by ELISA. TVMDL will titer positive samples using the SHI assay at no charge.