Diagnostics

Virology

• Detection of an extensive range of viruses including respiratory viruses, blood borne viruses, enteric viruses, herpes viruses, exotic and emerging viruses including biosafety level 3 and level 4 viruses 
• Characterisation and antiviral susceptibility testing of selected viruses

Bacteriology

• Detection of sexually transmitted diseases, parasitic infections and legionellosis 
• Characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Mycobacteria

• Detection of Mycobacteria of the M. Tuberculosis complex and atypical Mycobacteria, especially M.ulcerans 
• Surveillance and epidemiological studies 
• Characterisation and antimicrobial susceptibility testing

Basic haematology and biochemistry

Serology

• Detection of antibody responses to an extensive range of viruses, sexually transmitted infections and parasites

Specialist public health microbiology testing

• Outbreak and incident investigations
• Detection, identification and typing of food and water-borne bacterial pathogens, including major zoonotic pathogens
• Industrial and environmental microbiology
• Diagnosis and typing of sexually transmissible bacterial pathogens 
• Genomic characterisation of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and pathogens of public health importance
• Reference microbiology  for unusual  or rare bacterial isolates
• Specialist biosecurity services