Diagnostic and Clinical Microbiology Service
Our Services
The Diagnostic and Clinical Microbiology Service at the Veterinary Medical Center of The Ohio State offers/provides bacteriology, mycology, and serologic procedures for The Veterinary Medical Center. Service is also provided to ambulatory services associated with the Teaching Hospital as well as animal resource facilities within or outside, the university.
Appointments & Lab Hours
- Laboratory hours: 8am to 5pm Monday-Friday; 8am to noon on Saturday.
- Laboratory should be directly contacted for information on specimen collection and submission.
- Direct laboratory number: (614) 292-7956
Tests Offered In-House
Microbiology Laboratory Submission Form
Bacteriology
- Routine aerobic culture
- Routine anaerobic culture
- Blood culture
- Salmonella culture
- Campylobacter culture
- Clostridium difficile culture
- Clostridium difficile toxin ELISA
- MIC testing
- Companion animal panel
- Equine panel
- Mastitis panel
- Bovine/Porcine panel
- Routine mycology including dermatophytes
Serology/Immunodiagnostics
- FeLV/FIV Snap ELISA
- Canine Parvovirus Snap ELISA
- 4DX Snap ELISA
- Heartworm antigen
- Lyme C6 antibody
- Ehrlichia canis antibody
- Anaplasma phagocytophilum antibody
- Equine Rotavirus ELISA
- Feline Heartworm ELISA
- Brucella canis antibody screening (CARD)
- C. neoformans antigen EIA
Molecular Diagnostics
Other Infectious Disease Testing
- Call laboratory
Research pricing available- contact laboratory director
Faculty
- Dubraska Diaz-Campos, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor-Clinical, Section Head
- Joany vanBalen, PhD, Microbiology Laboratory Supervisor
- Clara Zumpetta, BS
Ph: (614) 292-7956
zumpetta.1@osu.edu - Megan Cleary
Payment
Payment is expected at the time of your visit. Please read our payment policy for complete information.
