USA Only. We cannot order testing in NY, and some labs will not allow ordering in NJ or RI.
USA Only. We cannot order testing in NY, and some labs will not allow ordering in NJ or RI.
We will have very limited office hours 3/26-3/29/24 and response times will be much slower. Thanks for your patience.

Vibrant Gut Zoomer 3.0

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A unique opportunity to take a close look at the microbial world that exists in our gut, and how it affects our daily functions.

The Gut ZoomerTM is the most comprehensive gut microbiome test available on the market to clinicians, including over 170 species and genus-level measurements, as well as phylum assessments and two diversity indexes. We also provide recommendations for 35 commonly used probiotic products that may be appropriate based on risks determined by lab test results. Vibrant’s proprietary microchip technology allows for simultaneous detection of DNA from almost 200 species and genera of microorganisms from a one-time collection of stool sample.

Bacteria include:

  • Commensals (including probiotics)
  • Acinetobacter
  • Actinomyces
  • Akkermansia
  • Akkermansia muciniphila
  • Alistipes
  • Alloprevotella
  • Anaerostipes
  • Atopobium
  • Atopobium parvulum
  • Bacillus coagulans
  • Bacillus subtilis
  • Bacteroidales
  • Bacteroides
  • Bacteroides caccae
  • Bacteroides vulgatus
  • Bacteroidetes
  • Bacteroidetes/Firmicutes ratio
  • Bifidobacterium
  • Barnesiella
  • Bifidobacteria
  • Bifidobacterium adolescentis
  • Bifidobacterium animalis
  • Bifidobacterium animalis subsp Lactis
  • Bifidobacterium bifidum
  • Bifidobacterium breve
  • Bifidobacterium brevis
  • Bifidobacterium catenulatum
  • Bifidobacterium dentium
  • Bifidobacterium infantis
  • Bifidobacterium lactis
  • Bifidobacterium Longum
  • Bifidobacterium spp
  • Blautia
  • Blautia hydrogenotorophica
  • Bradyrhizobiaceae
  • Butyricicoccus
  • Butyricimonas
  • Butyrivibrio
  • Catenibacterium
  • Cedecea
  • Cetobacterium
  • Christensenellaceae minuta
  • Citrobacter
  • Clostridia clusters IV
  • Clostridia clusters XIVa
  • Clostridia clusters XVIII
  • Clostridiales Family XIV Incertae Sedis
  • Clostridium
  • Clostridium hathewayi
  • Clostridium ramosum
  • Clostridium symbiosum
  • Clotridiales Incertae Sedis IV,
  • Collinsella
  • Coprobacillus
  • Coprococcus
  • Dermabacter
  • Desulfovibrio piger
  • Desulfovibrio
  • Dialister invisus
  • Dorea
  • Dysgonomonas
  • Edwardsiella
  • Eggerthella lenta
  • Enterobacter
  • Enterobacter aerogenes
  • Enterobacteria
  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Enterococcus
  • Enterococcus gallinarum
  • Escherichia
  • Escherichia coli
  • Escherichia coli Nissle
  • Eubacterium
  • Eubacterium rectale
  • Faecalibacterium prausnitzii
  • Faecalibacterium
  • Firmicutes
  • Fusobacteria
  • Fusobacterium
  • Haemophilus
  • Hafnia
  • Holdemania
  • Lachnospiraceae
  • Lactobacillaceae
  • Lactobacillus
  • Lactobacillus acidophillus
  • Lactobacillus animalis
  • Lactobacillus brevis
  • Lactobacillus bulgaricus
  • Lactobacillus casei
  • Lactobacillus fermentum
  • Lactobacillus murinus
  • Lactobacillus paracasei
  • Lactobacillus plantarum
  • Lactobacillus reuteri
  • Lactobacillus rhamnosus
  • Lactobacillus ruminis
  • Lactobacillus sakei
  • Lactobacillus salivarius
  • Lactococcus
  • Leuconostoc
  • Marvinbryantia
  • Megamonas
  • Methanobrevibacter
  • Methanobrevibacter smithii
  • Micrococcus
  • Mitsuokella
  • Mycoplana
  • Odoribacter
  • Oscillospira
  • Paenibacillus
  • Parabacteroides
  • Paraprevotella
  • Pediococcus
  • Peptostreptococcus
  • Phascolarctobacterim
  • Porphyromonas
  • Porphyromonas gingivalis
  • Prevotella
  • Prevotella copri
  • Prevotellaceae /Bacteroidetes (P/B)
  • Propionibacterium
  • Propionibacterium freudenreichii
  • Proteobacteria
  • Proteus mirabilis
  • Pseudobutyrivibrio
  • Pseudoflavonifractor
  • Psuedomonas
  • Roseburia
  • Roseburia intestinalis
  • Ruminococcaceae
  • Ruminococcus
  • Ruminococcus bromii
  • Ruminococcus gnavus
  • Ruminococcus obeum
  • Saccharomyces boulardii
  • Solobacterium moorei
  • Staphylococcaceae
  • Staphylococcus
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Staphylococcus pasteuri
  • Streptococcus spp
  • Streptococcus thermophiles
  • Subdoligranulum
  • Tannerella
  • Turicibacter
  • Tyzzerella
  • Tyzzerella 4
  • Veillonella
  • Veillonellaceae
  • Weissella
  • Yokenella
  • Cedecea
  • Cetobacterium
  • Coprobacillus
  • Dysgonomonas
  • Enterobacter
  • Hafnia
  • Holdemania
  • Megamonas
  • Mitsuokella
  • Odoribacter
  • Paenibacillus
  • Parabacteroides
  • Paraprevotella
  • Porphyromonas
  • Pseudoflavonifractor
  • Subdoligranulum
  • Turicibacter
  • Weissella
  • Yokenella

Pathogenic bacteria include:

  • Clostridium difficile Toxin A
  • Clostridium difficile Toxin B
  • Campylobacter spp
  • Campylobacter jejuni
  • Campylobacter coli
  • Campylobacter upsaliensis
  • Plesiomonas shigelloides
  • Vibrio (parahaemolyticus)
  • Enteropathogenic E.coli (EPEC)
  • Enterotoxigenic E.coli (ETEC)Lt/St
  • E.coli O157
  • Shiga-Like Toxin Producing E.coli(STEC)Stx1/Stx2
  • Shigella/EIEC
  • Helicobacter pylori
  • Listeria
  • Vibrio (cholerae)
  • Enteroaggregative E.coli(EAEC)
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae
  • Edwardsiella tarda
  • Yersinia enterocolitica
  • Vibrio (vulnificus )
  • Salmonella
  • Cryptosporidium

Parasites include:

  • Cryptosporidium
  • Entamoeba histolytica
  • Giardia lamblia
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis
  • Chilomastix mesnili
  • Cyclospora spp.
  • Dientamoeba fragilis
  • Endolimax nana
  • Entamoeba coli
  • Pentatrichomonas hominis
  • Larval Nematode
  • Ascaris lumbricoides
  • Strongyloides stercoralis
  • Taenia solium
  • Schistosoma
  • Blastocystis hominis
  • Trichomonas hominis
  • Isospora belli
  • Fasciola/Fasciolopsis
  • Hymenolepis
  • Dipylidium caninum
  • Diphyllobothrium datum
  • Trichuris trichina
  • Enterobius vermcularis
  • Mansonella

Fungi include:

  • Candida albicans
  • Candida spp.
  • Geotrichum spp.
  • Microsporidium spp.
  • Rodotorula spp.
  • Ancylostoma duodenale
  • Necator americanus
  • Trichuris trichiura
  • Taenia spp.

Viruses include:

  • Adenovirus F40/41
  • Rotavirus A
  • Astrovirus
  • Norovirus GI
  • Norovirus GII
  • Sapovirus I
  • Sapovirus II
  • Sapovirus IV
  • Sapovirus V
  • Cytomegalovirus
  • Epstein Barr virus

and antibiotic resistance genes measured include:

  • Helicobacter – Clarithromycin
  • Helicobacter – Fluoroquinolones
  • Universal Microbiota Resistance Genes – b-lactamase
  • Universal Microbiota Resistance Genes – Fluoroquinolones
  • Universal Microbiota Resistance Genes – Macrolides
  • Universal Microbiota Resistance Genes – Vancomycin
With a highly accurate measurement of each microorganism’s relative abundance, the results will guide providers and their patients on interventions to address imbalance, enhance nutrient intake, and increase abundance of critical keystone microbes, while addressing problematic overgrowths of opportunistic or pathogenic microbes.
Inflammatory Markers and Digestive Insufficiency
  • Calprotection
  • Fecal Eosinophil Protein X
  • Fecal lactoferrin
  • MMP 9
  • Beta defensin 2
  • slgA
  • SA100A12
  • Pancreatic elastase 1
  • Cholic acid CA
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid CDCA
  • Deocycholic acid DCA
  • Lithocholic acid
  • LCA/DCA ratio
  • Lysozyme
Other Fecal Markers
  • Meat fiber
  • Vegetable fiber
  • Fecal Occult Blood
  • Fecal Anti Gliadib
  • Fecal Zonulin
  • pH
  • Total Fecal Fat
  • Total Fecal Triglycerides
  • Long Chain Fatty Acids
  • Total Cholesterol
  • Total Phospholipids

The gut microbiome resides in your large intestine and is host to more than 1000 species of bacteria that perform certain important functions from shaping the immune system to influencing metabolism of nutrients to fortifying the intestinal mucosal barrier (gut barrier).

It is important to know the abundances of the bacteria that symbiotically live in the human gastrointestinal tract because imbalances in the gut microbiome may lead to gastrointestinal symptoms, skin conditions, autoimmune disorders, immune system imbalances, and multiple inflammatory disorders.

Vibrant uses a proprietary microarray hybridization technology platform, using the whole-genome data to simultaneously detect over 300 microorganisms with 99% specificity and 98% sensitivity, unheard-of levels of accuracy in the detection of pathogenic microorganisms. Because Vibrant does not use sequencing technology, which is time-consuming and prone to high level so inaccuracy, the Gut Zoomer is the most accurate microbiome test available to aid discerning healthcare providers in the assessment and treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.

The Gut Zoomer report provides you with actionable recommendations that include potential risks for:

  • Intestinal permeability (SCFA producing bacteria and tight junction integrity)
  • Intestinal disorders (IBS and IBD related bacteria)
  • Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO)- related bacteria
  • Cardiovascularhealth (inflammationinfluencing and TMAO-related bacteria)
  • Autoimmune health (celiac, Crohn’s, rheumatoid arthritis, etc)
  • Neurological health (MS, Parkinson’s, and more)
  • Liver diseases (cirrhosis, hepatitis, cholangitis, and more)
  • Metabolic health (Obesity, diabetes, etc)
  • Nutrition (Vitamin production, oxalate metabolism)
  • Microbiome and hormone connections (Beta-glucuronidase and Beta-glucosidase)
  • 67 pathogenic bacteria
  • 24 Intestinal parasites
  • 8 viruses
  • 5 Fungal or yeast species
  • 5 worm species
  • 6 antibiotic resistance genes measured

and newly added additional markers of functional digestive status:

  • Calprotectin
  • Pancreatic elastase 1
  • Bile acids
  • Cholic acid
  • Chenodeoxycholic acid
  • Deoxycholic acid
  • Lithocholic acid
  • Acetic acid
  • Butyric acid
  • Propionic acid
  • Valeric acid
  • Total SCFAs
  • ß-glucuronidase

The test performs the most comprehensive analysis available of your intestinal microbiomeecosystem from a simple one-time stool collection. This test examines the complex and intricate relative abundance of each species or genus measured, in relation to the rest of the ecosystem, to provide a unique perspective on the gut microbiome and its connection to disease and inflammation.

The functional digestive analytes aid healthcare providers in determining if deficiencies in digestive enzymes, bile, or other critical metabolites are root causes of gastrointestinal inflammatory symptoms.

The Vibrant Gut ZoomerTM also provides patients with an actionable report that includes dietary recommendations and other natural supplementation like prebiotics, probiotics, and polyphenols.

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