“…In comparing a PCR with microbial culture for detection of salmonellae in equine feces and environmental samples, the PCR method was found to be more sensitive and more rapid and required submission of fewer samples. 335,539,563,572,613,614 Both rotavirus and coronavirus can also be identified in the feces by electron microscopy. 562,611,612 Fecal PCR analysis is also useful in documenting Clostridium, Lawsonia intracellularis, and Cryptosporidium spp., as well as both equine rotavirus and equine coronavirus.…”