Pathogen and Testing Abbreviations

 

Test Targets

Pathogens

  • AEV = Avian encephalomyelitis virus
  • AIV = Avian influenza virus
  • aMPV = Avian metapneumovirus
  • aPMV-1 = Avian paramyxovirus-1
  • APP = Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
  • APPV = Atypical porcine pestivirus
  • ASFV = African swine fever virus
  • AvAdV-1 = Avian adenovirus group 1
  • AvHepEV = Avian hepatitis E virus
  • AvIBV = Avian infectious bronchitis virus
  • AvILTV = Avian infectious laryngotracheitis virus
  • AvPGal = Avibacterium paragallinarum
  • AvRV = Avian reovirus
  • BAP = Bovine abortion panel
  • BCoV = Bovine coronavirus
  • BEP = Bovine enteric panel
  • BHV = Bovine herpesvirus
  • BLV = Bovine leukemia virus
  • BPIV = Bovine parainfluenza virus
  • BRP = Bovine respiratory panel
  • BRSV = Bovine respiratory syncytial virus
  • BTV = Bluetongue virus
  • BVDV = Bovine viral diarrhea virus
  • CAdV = Canine adenovirus
  • CAE = Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus
  • CCoV = Canine coronavirus
  • CDV = Canine distemper virus
  • CHV = Canine herpesvirus
  • CIV = Canine influenza virus
  • CpHV – Caprine herpesvirus
  • CPV = Canine parvovirus
  • CSFV = Classical swine fever virus
  • CWD = Chronic wasting disease
  • DNT = Dermonecrotic toxin
  • EAdV1 – Equine adenovirus 1
  • EAV – Equine arteritis virus
  • EHDV = Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
  • EHV = Equine herpesvirus
  • EIA = Equine infectious anemia
  • EMCV = Encephalomyocarditis virus
  • ERAV & ERBV = Equine rhinitis A and B virus
  • FCV = Feline calicivirus
  • FHV = Feline herpesvirus
  • FPLV = Feline panleukopenia virus
  • FPV = Feline parvovirus
  • GPS = Glaesserella parasuis
  • HEV = Hemorrhagic enteritis virus
  • IAV = Influenza A virus
  • IBDV = Infectious bursal disease virus
  • IBV = Influenza B virus
  • ICV = Influenza C virus
  • IDV = Influenza D virus
  • MG = Mycoplasma gallisepticum
  • MHP = Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
  • MHR = Mycoplasma hyorhinis
  • MHS = Mycoplasma hyosynoviae
  • MI = Mycoplasma iowae
  • MM = Mycoplasma meleagridis
  • MS = Mycoplasma synoviae
  • NDV = Newcastle disease virus
  • OHV-2 = Ovine herpesvirus type 2, Malignant Catarrhal Fever
  • ORT = Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
  • PCMV = Porcine cytomegalovirus
  • PCV = Porcine circovirus
  • PDCoV = Porcine deltacoronavirus
  • PEDV = Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
  • pHEV = Porcine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus
  • PoAstV = Porcine astrovirus
  • PPIV = Porcine parainfluenza virus
  • PPV = Porcine parvovirus
  • PRCV = Porcine respiratory coronavirus
  • PRRSV = Porcine reproductive & respiratory syndrome virus
  • PRV = Pseudorabies virus
  • PSV = Porcine sapelovirus
  • PSapoV = Porcine sapovirus
  • PTV = Porcine teschovirus
  • RHDV = Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus
  • SE = Salmonella enteritidis
  • SH = Salmonella heidelberg
  • SRAP = Small ruminant abortion panel
  • SVA = Senecavirus A
  • TGEV = Transmissible gastroenteritis virus
  • VS = Vesicular stomatitis
  • WNV = West nile virus

Analytes

  • AChE = acetylcholinesterase
  • As = arsenic
  • B = boron
  • Ba = barium
  • Ca = calcium
  • Cd = cadmium
  • CHAB = cyanobacterial harmful algal bloom
  • Co = cobalt
  • Cr = chromium
  • Cu = copper
  • Fe = iron
  • Hg = mercury
  • K = potassium
  • Mg = magnesium
  • Mn = manganese
  • Mo = molybdenum
  • Na = sodium
  • P = phosphorus
  • Pb = lead
  • Sb = antimony
  • Se = selenium
  • Tl = thallium
  • Zn = zinc

Test Methods

  • AgELISA = antigen capture enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
  • AGID = agar gel immunodiffusion
  • AGG = agglutination
  • BAPA = buffered acidified plate antigen
  • cELISA = competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
  • CF = complement fixation
  • ELISA = enzyme linked immunosorbent assay
  • FA = fluorescent antibody
  • FFN = fluorescent focus neutralization
  • FMIA = fluorescent microsphere immunoassay
  • FPA = fluorescence polarization assay
  • GC-MS = gas chromatography - mass spectrometry
  • HI = hemagglutination inhibition
  • HPLC = high performance liquid chromatography
  • HTNT = high-throughput neutralization test
  • ICP-OES = inductively couple plasma - optical emissions spectrometry
  • ICP-MS = inductively couple plasma - mass spectrometry
  • IFA = indirect fluorescent antibody
  • IHC = Immunohistochemistry
  • ISH = in situ hybridization
  • LC-MS/MS = liquid chromatography - mass spectrometry/ mass spectrometry
  • MALDI = matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
  • MAT = microscopic agglutination test
  • NGS = next generation sequencing
  • PCR = polymerase chain reaction
  • SPT = standard plate test
  • STT = standard tube test
  • TAT = tube agglutination test
  • TEP = toxic element panel
  • TLC = thin layer chromatography
  • TMP = trace mineral panel
  • VI = virus isolation
  • VN = virus neutralization

Other:

  • AC = "anticomplementary". In complement fixation (CF) tests, AC means the test is inconclusive and another sample should be submitted.
  • ct = cycle threshold
  • MLV = modified live virus
  • ORF = open reading frame
  • ppb = parts per billion
  • ppm = parts per million
  • RFLP = restriction fragment length polymorphism