Aquatic Animal Health - Price List

Price List for Laboratory Diagnostic Services for Cultured Shrimp

I. Gene probe (Dot Blot) assay for selected pathogens (WSSV, IHHNV, NHP, HPV, MBV, BP)
*$100 minimum charge per shipment*
  • a. 1 to 5 samples -- $40/per sample
  • b. 6 to 10 samples -- $35/per sample
  • c. 11 to 20 samples -- $30/per sample
  • d. > 20 samples -- $25/per sample

II. DNA and RNA Detection (PCR) for selected pathogens (WSSV, IHHNV, TSV, YHV, NHP, HPV, MBV, BP)
*$100 minimum charge per shipment*
  • a. 1 to 5 samples -- $35
  • b. 6 to 10 samples -- $30
  • c. 11> samples -- $25
  • d. For IHHNV with WSSV, add $15/sample
  • e. For IHHNV, WSSV, & BP or IHHNV, WSSV, NHP & HPV, add $20/sample

III. Histology (routine H & E stain)
  • a. $100 Basic Histology charge per shipment
  • b. $10 Per Slide
  • c. $7 Duplicate Slide
  *Special stains available upon request
  *Shrimp >1 gm will require 2 slides each

IV. Gene Probe (In situ hybridization) for selected pathogens (WSSV, IHHNV, TSV, YHV, NHP, HPV, MBV, BP)
  • a. Larvae to postlarvae (1-50) -- $200
  • b. Postlarvae to early juvenile (1-5) -- $200
  • c. Juvenile and adult (1-5) -- $300

V. Microbiology
  • a. Bacteriology (1-2 isolates) -- $75
  • b. Bacteriology (additional isolate) -- $10
  • c. Antibiotic sensitivity (disk diffusion; 10 disk) -- $35
  • d. Fungal morphology -- $75
  • e. Total plate count -- $10

Price List for Laboratory Diagnostic Services for Fish

I. Necropsy only and gross observations -- $75

II. Histology (routine H & E stain)
  • a. $100 Basic Histology charge per shipment
  • b. $10 Per Slide
  • c. $7 Duplicate Slide
  *Special stains available upon request

III. Microbiology
  • a. Bacteriology (1-2 isolates) -- $75
  • b. Bacteriology (additional isolate) -- $10
  • c. Antibiotic sensitivity (disk diffusion; 10 disk) -- $35
  • d. Fungal morphology -- $75
  • e. Total plate count -- $10

Price List for Laboratory Diagnostic Services for Bivalves

I. Analysis for Perkinus species per sample set
  • a. Dermo - RFTM -- $12
  • b. Dermo - Body Burdens -- $20

II. Histology (Routine H & E stain)
  • a. $100 Basic Histology charge per shipment
  • b. $10 Per Slide
  • c. $7 Duplicate Slide
  *Special stains available upon request

III. Microbiology
  • a. Bacteriology (1-2 isolates) -- $75
  • b. Bacteriology (additional isolate) -- $10
  • c. Antibiotic sensitivity (disk diffusion; 10 disk) -- $35
  • d. Fungal morphology -- $75
  • e. Total plate count -- $10

Price List for Bioassays

  • $150 per water sample for ionic profile only
  • $300 per water sample for ionic profile with shrimp bioassay

Price List for Reports
  • a. Certificate of Analysis included in the price of services -- no cost
  • b. Full Report including photographs of gels or slides -- $50