ABT Labs
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 GLP & 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