Aquaculture Disease Diagnostics & Shrimp PCR Testing Lab in Hyderabad

Send a representative sample of post-larvae before you stock. We screen by real-time PCR for WSSV and, if you wish, for EHP, AHPND and IHHNV in the same submission. Tell us your stocking date when you enquire and we schedule the run around it, because a result that arrives after stocking is of no use to you.

EHP (Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei) is a microsporidian that causes slow growth and stunted crops rather than sudden death. Ponds can look healthy while harvest weight collapses, which is why EHP screening before stocking has become as important as WSSV screening.

It depends on the pathogen and the stage, so we give you the exact sampling instruction before dispatch — how many animals, from where in the tank, and how to pack and preserve them. Bad sampling ruins good testing, so we prefer to guide this up front rather than test an unrepresentative sample.

Yes, after the laboratory confirms acceptance and collection instructions. We coordinate submissions from Bhimavaram, Nellore, Kakinada, Eluru, Ongole, Machilipatnam, Amalapuram, Guntur and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, and Suryapet, Khammam, Nalgonda, Karimnagar and Warangal in Telangana. Use an accepted courier or a pre-arranged bus parcel with an agreed recipient and arrival window; these locations are coverage areas, not branch laboratories.

The correct handling depends on the specimen and assay. The laboratory may request chilled shrimp/fish tissue or ethanol-preserved tissue for an agreed molecular test. Water, pond sediment and viable Vibrio culture require separate validated instructions; ethanol is not a universal preservative and must not be added to culture samples. Confirm the preservative, quantity, packaging, cold chain and carrier acceptance before dispatch.

Typical PCR reporting takes 24–72 hours after acceptable samples are received and the testing panel is confirmed. 16S pond microbiome profiling typically takes 2–4 weeks. These estimates exclude transit and can change with sample quality, batch availability, confirmatory testing or repeats; your quotation confirms the schedule.

No. 16S profiling describes bacterial community composition and diversity in a sample. It does not replace validated targeted assays for viruses, microsporidia or specific toxin genes, and cannot certify that a pond or crop is disease-free. Use a scientist-reviewed combination of community profiling and targeted testing appropriate to the farm question.

No. These diagnostics support farm and hatchery management decisions and are provided for research and advisory purposes. They are not accredited statutory or export-certification tests — export residue certification must go through the approved government-designated channels.

A detection alone does not tell you whether to harvest early, whether the source is the seed or the water, or whether your last treatment worked. Our reports are interpreted by research scientists who will discuss the result with you, so you are making a management decision on evidence rather than on a bare positive or negative.

Yes. Hatcheries and larger farms usually work on a monitoring agreement — an agreed panel and schedule, priority slots, and a named scientist who knows your site history and watches your trend line. It costs less per sample than ad-hoc testing.