The Anaerobic section is the National Reference Centre for New Zealand and receives anaerobes from hospital and community laboratories throughout New Zealand.

Anaerobe isolates are identified using a combination of phenotypic tests, commerical systems and 16S rRNA sequence analysis.

Also see:

Anaerobic culture

Microbiology department

Contact information

Gavin Cooper - Technical Specialist

For further information, contact the Microbiology Department via Lablink or the Clinical Microbiologist:

Lablink contact details

Dr Sally Roberts , Microbiologist: ext 22705 Cellphone 021 674 140
Dr Sharmini Muttaiyah , Microbiologist: ext 22700 Cellphone 021 615 892
Dr Mary de Almeida , Microbiologist: ext 22700 Cellphone 021 170 9117

Anaerobic Reference Laboratory Isolate Referral Form

Click to download the Anaerobic Reference Laboratory Referral Form .