Quarterly Bacteriology Organism Occurrence Report

Greetings from the bacteriology and mycology lab at ADDL. Due to personnel changes in our lab, we are going through a transitional time for training new employees and cross training of existing ones. This makes us extra busy; however, we are all excited about the potential improvements that will follow. We are evaluating different media for faster isolation of the slow growing Listeriamonocytogenes. In addition, we are working on molecular diagnostic procedures for organisms that either grow slowly or are present in very low numbers. These types of organisms usually require a very long incubation time thus delaying the final report. Hopefully, we can finish our evaluation soon. The new tests will be implemented once we prove their reproducibility and accuracy. Our goal remains the same - that is to provide accurate and quick microbiological service for all of you.

The following are updates of organisms isolated from major animal groups from January to March 1996. I hope you will find this information helpful. Any suggestions to make these reports more useful are welcomed. Sometimes we cannot meet all needs due to limitations of our system; however, my goal is to provide meaningful information for better diagnosis and prevention. We will do our best to take care of your request.

- by Ching Ching Wu, DVM, PhD