ABT Labs offers a wide range of laboratory services at a multidisciplinary level including microbiology, water quality, fish diagnostics, ecology, marine biology, antifouling efficacy testing and aquatic ecotoxicology. Our laboratories are GMP certified and use various techniques such as bacteria isolation and growth, biological and chemical water samples quality, bioassays with a diverse range of model species, collection of fish biometric data and histological diagnosis.

Microbiological Research Services

• Pathogens isolation, identification and banking of over 10 species
• Bacterial Growth studies
• Susceptibility testing (following ISO20776-1-2020)
• Culture and purification of protists and other microorganisms cultures
• Biological water quality monitoring (following ISO 19250-2010, ISO 7899-1-1999, ISO 6222-1999, ISO-9308-3-1999)
• Fish diagnostics and Nutritional histopathology

Aquatic Ecotoxicology Research Services

ABT Labs offers a full tier I package of aquatic ecotoxicological testing of freshwater and marine species to GLP standards that are commonly required for the submission of chemical regulatory dossier:

• Alga and Cyanobacteria, Growth Inhibition Test (OECD TG 201)
• Invertebrates (OECD TG 202)
• Fish (OECD TG 203. OECD TG 210)

Biofouling Research services

ABT Labs performs studies to assess the antifouling activity of active substances and antifouling products with:

• Bacteria
• Bryozoan, Hydrozoan
• Barnacles and Mussels
• Microalgae, Macroalgae