Kinds of samples suitable for examination of individual pathogens

1) Gastrointestinal tract

Inf. agent	Collection of samples			Transport of samples		Note
Inf. agent	Tampon¹ (Amiense)	Faeces container	Changed organs	Refrigerated	Frozen	Note
E. coli	+	+				rectal swab/ faeces
C. perfringens	+	+
C. difficille	+	+
Salmonella sp.	+	+
Brachyspira sp.	+	+		+
L. intracellularis	+		ileum	+	+
Coronavirus TGE			+ ²		+	acute stage of illness
Coronavirus PED			+ ²		+	acute stage of illness
Rotaviruses		+	+
Isospora suis		+				piglets from 6^th day of age
Endoparasites (Ascaris suis)		+

2) Respiratory tract

Inf. agent	Collection of samples			Transport of samples	Note
Inf. agent	Tampon ¹ (Amiense)	Faeces container	Changed organs	Refrigerated	Note
B. bronchiseptica	+
H. parasuis	+		serosa		serosa swab
P. multocida	+		lungs		³
A. pleuropneumoniae	+		lungs	+	³
A. suis	+		lungs	+	³
M. hyopneumoniae				+	serology
M. hyorhinis				+	serology
S. choleraesuis	+		+	+
Streptococcus sp.	+		+ ⁴	+
PRRS				+	serology
Influenza				+	serology
Circovirus 2			+ ⁵	+
Endoparasites (Metastrongylus sp.)		+

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² Frozen parts of small intestine or scrapes of small intestine mucous membranes.
³ Sampling from depth of changed pulmonary tissue. For short distances it is possible to transport the sampling tampons non-refrigerated.
⁴ changed joints (non-open), head (S.suis)
⁵Inguinal lymph nodes, parts of liver, kidneys, intestines.

3) Other

Inf. agent	Collection of samples				Transport of samples	Note
Inf. agent	Tampon ¹ (Amiense)	Abortion	Changed organs	Serology	Refrigerated	Note
Leptospira sp.		+	+	+	+
Staphylococcus sp.	+					swab/scrape
Eperythrozoon suis				+	+	blood smear
Parvovirus		+		+	+
SMEDI-Enterovirus		+		+	+
Sarcoptes scabiei						skin scrape

If possible, transport of tampons is preferred instead of pathologically changed organs. It is necessary to collect samples from non-treated animals.