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PCR Testing

PCR Test: 15 Important Indoor Molds

Analysis includes detection and quantification of fifteen important indoor molds by mold-specific quantitative PCR (MSQPCR). Applied methodology has been developed by and is licensed through the EPA. Detection and quantification include Acremonium strictum, Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri), Aspergillus niger (A. niger, A. foetidus and A. phoenicis), Aspergillus sydowii, Aspergillus ustus, Aspergillus versicolor, Chaetomium globosum, Memnoniella echinata, Penicillium aurantiogriseum (P. aurantiogriseum, P. freii, P. polonicum, P. tricolor, P. viridicatum), Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium chrysogenum (Type 2), Penicillium purpurogenum, Penicillium variabile, Stachybotrys chartarum, and Ulocladium botrytis.

PCR Test: 23 Important Indoor Molds

PCR lab analysis includes detection and quantification of twenty-three important indoor molds by mold-specific quantitative PCR (MSQPCR). Applied methodology has been developed by and is licensed through the EPA. Detection and quantification include Acremonium strictum, Alternaria alternata, Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus and A. oryzae), Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri), Aspergillus niger (A. niger, A. foetidus and A. phoenicis), Aspergillus ochraceus (A. ochraceus and A. ostianus), Aspergillus sydowii, Aspergillus ustus, Aspergillus versicolor, Chaetomium globosum, Cladosporium cladosporioides (Type 1), Eurotium (Asp.) amstelodami (E. amstelodami, E. chevalieri, E. herbariorum, E. rubrum and E. repens). Memnoniella echinata, Paecilomyces variotii, Penicillium aurantiogriseum (P. aurantiogriseum, P. freii, P. polonicum, P. tricolor, P. viridicatum), Penicillium brevicompactum, Penicillium chrysogenum (Type 2), P. purpurogenum, P. variabile, and more...

PCR Test: Aspergillus Nosocomial

PCR lab analysis includes detection and quantification of five Aspergillus species most often associated with Nosocomial infections by mold-specific quantitative PCR (MSQPCR). Applied methodology has been developed by and is licensed through the EPA. Detection and quantification include Aspergillus flavus (A. flavus and A. oryzae), Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus and Neosartorya fischeri), Aspergillus niger (A. niger, A. foetidus and A. phoenicis), Aspergillus versicolor, and Aspergillus terreus.

PCR Screen: Avian Pathogen

PCR test screen for detecting Avian Pathogen includes analysis for three important avian pathogens communicable to humans: Cryptococcus neoformans, Histoplasma capsulatum, and Chlamydophila psittaci. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing is employed to detect the DNA of the three pathogens. H. capsulatum analysis is qualitative and results will be reported as Detected or Not Detected. C. neoformans and C. psittaci results are quantitative and a standard curve is utilized to determine quantities present.

PCR Test: Chlamydophila psittaci

PCR lab analysis includes a quantification of an important avian pathogen communicable to humans, Chlamydophila psittaci, also known as Parrot Fever. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing is employed to detect the DNA of the pathogen, and a standard curve is used to determine quantities present.

PCR Test: Cryptococcus neoformans

PCR lab analysis includes a quantification of an important avian pathogen communicable to humans, Cryptococcus neoformans. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing is employed to detect the DNA of the pathogen, and a standard curve is used to determine quantities present.

PCR Test: ERMI Panel

ERMI is the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index - the combination of EPA research, powerful Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technology, and a new method to screen homes for mold. Based on recently published data from EPA researchers and the 2006 HUD American Healthy Home Survey, the test has been developed as a tool to evaluate the potential risk of indoor mold growth and associated health effects.

PCR Test: Histoplasma capsulatum

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing for the detection of Histoplasma capsulatum, an important avian pathogen communicable to humans. Samples are analyzed using the NIOSH method of nested PCR to determine presence or absence of the organism. This is a qualitative test and results are reported as Detected or Not Detected.

PCR Test: Legionella pneumophila

PCR lab analysis includes a quantification of the Legionella species (the causative agent of Legionnaires Disease) using Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and the Roche Molecular Biochemical`s LightCycler™ System. If detected, DNA of the Legionella species pneumophila, longbeachae, micdadei, feelei is quantified using a standard curve.

PCR Test: Meruliporia incrassata

PCR lab analysis for the detection of Meruliporia incrassata. Meruliporia incrassata causes wood decay on structural timbers of buildings. Without the presence of fruiting bodies, positive identification of this fungus is unreliable. In this analysis, Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing is used as a sensitive and specific molecular genetic assay to detect Meruliporia incrassate from decaying wood.