However they are excellent antigens and produce high levels of antibody. Chlamydia - See virology section. This sample should then be placed in a sterile container and submitted to the lab. Do not use oil to collect the sample, DO NOT use a swab as these are absolutely useless for mycotic culturing and if submitting the sample with a scalpel blade place in a rigid container. Recommended specimen container should have a wide mouth and be sterile, eg, sterile urine container or sterile pill bottle.
Unacceptable containers are whirlpack bags, plastic bags, vacutainers, or paper envelopes.
They are yeasts in tissue and grow as molds at room temperature. With these diseases submit infected tissue for culture and histology as you would for a bacterial infection. Mycotoxins - We cannot test feed samples for the presence of fungal toxins. Examination of feed with an ultraviolet light has limited value. There is no value in culturing feed for fungi.