Virus Discovery

The microarray contains around 60,000 oligonucleotide probes covering more than 3,000 virus species of all known animal and human virus families. It enables the screening of clinical samples for a large number of pathogens simultaneously and provides an ‘add on’ value to our frontline laboratory testing. A bioinformatic analysis is also included to interrogate output files and positive findings are verified using PCR and sequencing.

This facility is designed for specialised veterinary groups investigating unknown viral infections in farm animals and pets, as well as exotic mammalian and avian species in wildlife parks and zoos.