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