PathoProof™ Mastitis Complete-16 Kits (Thermo Scientific™)

Accurately and rapidly identify 15 of the main contagious mastitis-causing organisms and the Staphylococcal β-lactamase gene responsible for penicillin resistance in Staphylococci using Thermo Scientific™ PathoProof™ Mastitis Complete-16 Kits. These microorganisms are responsible for 95% of all clinical and subclinical mastitis cases worldwide. Obtain results within four hours and identify the particular pathogen causing the infection by testing either fresh or preserved milk samples. Make faster decisions on treatment and reduce the time that an infective agent has to spread in a herd.

Key Features

Identify 15 of the main mastitis-causing microorganisms and the Staphylococcal β-lactamase gene responsible for penicillin resistance in Staphylococci within four hours using PathoProof Complete-16 Kits for multiplex PCR. All targeted species are detected simultaneously, overcoming the common problem of mixed growth results in bacterial culturing.

  • Enables faster decisions on treatment
  • Reduces time for infective agents to spread to healthy herd mates
  • Reduces broad spectrum antibiotic treatment
  • Shortens inflammation time due to rapid treatment
  • Enables affected cows to be removed from the herd to ensure optimal milk quality
Assays are based on real-time PCR, an accurate and sensitive technology for identification of the target DNA in the sample. Tests can be used for analyzing fresh and preserved quarter milk samples, milk recording samples and bulk tank milk samples.
Achieve high sensitivity,even for samples that show “no growth” in culture. Accurate detection of viable, dead and growth-inhibited microorganisms reduces “no-growth” results.

PathoProof Mastitis Complete-16 Kit identifies: 

  1. Staphylococcus aureus
  2. Staphylococcus spp. (including all major coagulase-negative staphylococci)
  3. Streptococcus agalactiae
  4. Streptococcus dysgalactiae
  5. Streptococcus uberis
  6. Escherichia coli
  7. Enterococcus spp. (including E. faecalis and E. faecium)
  8. Klebsiella oxytoca and K. pneumoniae
  9. Serratia marcescens
  10. Corynebacterium bovis
  11. Arcanobacter pyogenes and Peptoniphilus (Peptostreptococcus) indolicus
  12. Staphylococcal β-lactamase gene (penicillin-resistance gene)
  13. Mycoplasma bovis
  14. Mycoplasma spp.
  15. Yeast
  16. Prototheca spp

Automated sample preparation
Significantly reduce the hands-on time needed when processing larger numbers of samples with the semi-automated Thermo Scientific™ KingFisher™ instrument for magnetic bead-based DNA purification and extraction, along with PathoProof Mastitis Complete-16 KingFisher Kits and qPCR reagents.

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Order Codes

Code Description
PF1600SB Catalog Number: PF1600SB
Unit Size: Each
Description: qPCR reagents for use with PF1600S
For Use With (Equipment): Must be ordered together with PF1600S.
No. of Tests: 50 Tests
PF1600L Catalog Number: PF1600L
Unit Size: Each
Description: PathoProof Mastitis Complete-16 Kit
For Use With (Equipment): Must be ordered together with PF1600LB qPCR Reagents.
No. of Tests: 384 Tests
PF1600LKF Catalog Number: PF1600LKF
Unit Size: Each
Description: PathoProof Mastitis Complete-16 KF
For Use With (Equipment): For use with the KingFisher Flex system. Must be ordered together with PF1600LB qPCR Reagents.
No. of Tests: 384 Tests
PF1600LB Catalog Number: PF1600LB
Unit Size: Each
Description: qPCR reagents for use with PF1600L and PF1600LKF
For Use With (Equipment): Must be ordered together with PF1600L or PF1600LKF.
No. of Tests: 384 Tests
PF1600S Catalog Number: PF1600S
Unit Size: Each
Description: PathoProof Mastitis Complete-16 Kit
For Use With (Equipment): Must be ordered together with PF1600SB qPCR Reagents.
No. of Tests: 50 Tests
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