TESTING
Testing & Services
We use our DNA diagnostic expertise to solve problems that standard testing methods can’t address well enough – whether they’re too slow, not sensitive enough or not specific enough.
Using the latest PCR and real‑time PCR technologies, we’ve developed DNA‑based tests across multiple industries, including Kiwifruit Psa, Mānuka honey, American Foulbrood, Kākāpō, food authentication & COVID‑19. We can also design custom assays to meet your specific testing needs.
Click on the relevant test below to access the submission form.
If you need a test that isn’t listed, or want to discuss a custom solution, please contact us.
American Foulbrood (AFB)
At dnature we have developed the innovative Foster Method for AFB testing. This method is the first of its kind in the apiculture industry for detecting clinical levels of this pathogen.
Beer & Cider Testing
We are scientists not brewers so while we can’t tell you how to make a great beverage, we can test your beverage or vessel, to tell you if you have an unwanted yeast or bacteria in your drink.
Apiculture -Bees, Hives & Honey
Keep yours a hive of activity.
Our research into American Foulbrood, Varroa resistance, viruses and pathogens is at the forefront of the New Zealand apiculture industry. We test for AFB, varroa & pyrethroid resistance, nosemas and more.
Cannabis Plant Health
Save valuable time & resources by testing for the sex and health of your plant stock before visual signs show.
Culture ID
If you can’t tell what’s growing on your plates, or you’re not sure you have a risk organism, then our Culture ID sequencing service will give you the answer.
Liberibacter
Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum is a bacteria that can infect tomatoes, capsicums, carrots, tamarillos (tree tomatoes) and more.
Milk & Dairy Testing
Make sure you know the source of your milk.
In a high value industry such as dairy, authenticity matters.
Make sure that your
packaging claims are accurate. Is your goat powder 100% goat? Is your A2 milk genuinely A2? Back up your dairy products with science.
Truffle & Fungi Testing
The Root of the matter. We can’t guarantee that your trees will produce truffles but we can guarantee that you’ll know whether you have the proper mycorrhizal on your roots or what fungi you have produced.
Wine Testing
A wine PCR test gives you so much more than a yes/no result. Our testing will give you a quantitative result, so you know how big, or small, the issue is. In fact, we can detect down to a very low level of spoilage even viable but non-culturable cells that have been damaged by sulphur.
Meat ID
Meat authenticity testing to determine that the species of meat that you have is what you believe it to be.
Other services
dnature has been at the forefront of PCR and qPCR work for over 10 years and involved in the industry for 25 years.
We are experts in this methodology.
Environment
Taking DNA diagnostics into New Zealand’s rugged environment to sex Kākāpō and Takahē is something we’re particularly proud of.
Contact us if you have a conservation or environmental question.
Ready to detect and discover
Request test
Choose the test that you need, download the submission form & send to us for a fast, accurate service.
dnature kits
If you are a testing laboratory, view our range of dnature developed qPCR & extraction kits.
Contact us if you need a specific kit developed.
