Clinical Bacteriology Laboratory
What We Do
The Clinical Bacteriology Team is involved in the identification and/or confirmation of pure cultures for the following organisms:
- Gram-negative non-fermentative rods
- Gram-positive rods including coryneforms and Bacillus
- Gram-positive cocci including Streptococcus and Staphylococcus
- Family Enterobacteriaceae, Haemophilus, and Neisseria
Clinical Testing
- Bordetella pertussis culture
- Isolation and identification of enteric pathogens and Group A and B Streptococcus and Legionella
- Processing autopsy specimens from the medical examiner
- Serological typing for Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, E. coli 057:H7, and other Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, Vibrio cholerae, Legionella species, and Streptococcus species
- Genetic probe testing for N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis
The team processes yearly, on average, 2600-3000 specimens for bacterial isolation or identification and 14,000 specimens for N. gonorrhoeae and C. trachomatis by genetic probe.
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Get in Touch
Get in Touch
Department of State Health Services - Clinical Bacteriology Branch
Laboratory Services Section, MC 1947
PO Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
United States
Specimen Receiving
Monday-Friday, 8 am - 5 pm
Phone: 512-776-7598