A DNA test to rapidly detect chlamydia infection in koalas, offering on-the-spot results within 30 minutes, has been developed by a University of Queensland-led team of researchers.
Known as the LAMP (loop mediated isothermal amplification) test, it detects the most common chlamydia strain, which affects greater than 50 per cent of South East Queensland’s koala population and koalas Australia-wide.
