TaxaScreen® qPCR eDNA Species Detection

TaxaScreen® is our qPCR-based environmental DNA (eDNA) testing service, designed to detect specific species from water samples with unmatched sensitivity and reliability.

Whether you need to meet regulatory requirements, track invasive species, or confirm the presence of threatened wildlife, TaxaScreen® provides robust results you can trust.
A beaver on a riverside, partially submerged in the water. TaxaScreen qPCR testing from Taxa Genomics can detect the beaver's presence, even after it has left the riverside.

Why Choose TaxaScreen®?

Our highly sensitive qPCR testing detects species even when present at very low densities. Four species can be tested from each sample and you can build your own test panel.

The fastest and most cost-effective way to survey known species with results returned in 5 business days as standard

Our qPCR tests have been developed and validated by expert molecular ecologists with more than two decade's experience in this field, and our scientific publications have been cited more than 3000 times.

Pricing

Create your own TaxaScreen® panel

TaxaScreen® is designed to be flexible and fast. Up to four species can be tested in each sample and you are fully in control of the panel of testing.

Our standard turnaround time is 5 business days

One species per sample

£140 exc. VAT

Two species per sample

£175 exc. VAT

Three species per sample

£210 exc. VAT

Four species per sample

£245 exc. VAT
Muskrat
Ondatra zibethicus
American Mink
Neogale vison
Eurasian water shrew
Neomys fodiens
Beaver
Castor fiber
European Otter
Lutra lutra
Chytrid fungus (Bs)
Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans
White-clawed crayfish
Austropoamobius pallipes
Atlantic herring
Clupea harengus
European eel
Anguilla anguilla
Arctic charr
Salvelinus alpinus
Crayfish plague
Aphanomyces astaci
Chytrid fungus (Bd)
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
Zebra mussel
Dreissena polymorpha
Signal crayfish
Pacifastacus leniusculus
Chinese mitten crab
Eriocheir sinensis
Pearl Mussel
Margaritifera margaritifera
Rainbow trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Australian tubeworm
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Great Crested Newt
Triturus cristatus
Tench
Tinca tinca
European perch
Perca fluviatilis
Common carp
Cyprinus carpio
Northern pike
Esox lucius
Topmouth gudgeon
Pseudorasbora parva
Brown trout
Salmo trutta
Rudd
Scardinius erythrophthalamus
Mackerel
Scomber scombrus
Brook trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
Carp
Carassius carassius
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
Virile crayfish
Faxonius virilis
Ruffe
Gymnocephalus cernua
Common frog
Rana temporaria
Sea lamprey
Petromyzon marinus
Marbled crayfish
Procambarus virginalis
Smooth newt
Lissotriton vulgaris
Pool frog
Pelophylax lessonae
Plaice
Pleuronectes platessa
Shad
Alosa alosa, Alosa fallax
Rusty crayfish
Faxonius rusticus
Common toad
Bufo bufo
Spiny-cheek crayfish
Faxonius limosus
Red swamp crayfish
Procambarus clarkii
New Zealand mud snail
Potamopyrgus antipodarum
Narrow-clawed crayfish
Astacus leptopdactylus
Natterjack toad
Epidalea calamita
Alpine newt
Ichthyosaura alpestris
Chinese pond mussel
Sinanodonta woodiana
Quagga mussel
Dreissena ristriformis bugensis
African clawed frog
Xenopus laevis
American bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeianus
Carpet sea squirt
Didemnum vexillum
Japanese sea squirt
Styela clava
European water vole
Arvicola amphibius
Pacific oyster
Magallana gigas
Asian clam
Corbicula fluminea
Noble crayfish
Astacus astacus
Killer shrimp
Dikerogammarus villosus
Bloody red shrimp
Hemimysis anomalia
Japanese skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica
Demon shrimp
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes
Hookweed
Bonnemaisonia hamifera
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