The National Immunological Testing Laboratory (NITL) is the diagnostic center for the rapid detection of mycotoxins and plant, food, and feed pathogens. The laboratory can determine the concentrations of the mycotoxins, aflatoxin B1 and M1, ochratoxin A, zearalenone, fumonisin and red tide toxins to as low as 5 ppb.

NITL provides monoclonal antibody-based diagnostic kits for economically important crops, in-vitro mass propagation of virus-free banana, and training programs on disease control and management.

DIAGNOSTIC SERVICES

• Abaca bunchy top virus (ABTV)
• Abaca mosaic virus (AMV)
• Aflatoxin B1
• Aflatoxin M1
• Banana bract mosaic virus (BBMV)
• Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV)
• Citrus tristeza virus (CTV)
• Cymbidium mosaic virus (CyMV)
• Greening disease of citrus leaf or leaf mottling(LM)
• Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV)
• Mango anthracnose organism (Collelotrichum gloeosporoides)
• Ochratoxin A
• Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV)
• Peanut stripe virus (PStV)
• Potato leaf roll virus (PLRV)
• Potato virus S (PVS)
• Potato virus X (PXVX)
• Potato virus Y P (PVY)
• Red tide toxin
• Tobacco mosaic virus-orchid strain (TMV-O)
• Zearalenone

*For inquiries, please contact: Severina B. Exconde, Ph.D., vrgexconde @ yahoo.com