para-JEM Reagents

Automated diagnostic testing for the detection of M. avium ssp. paratuberculosis

• Offers Faster Detection
  • Able to recover MAP in as little as 2-3 weeks, much earlier than conventional methods*
• Increases Overall Sensitivity Over Conventional Methods*
• Increases Overall Sensitivity Over Conventional Methods*
• Provides Semi-Quantitation for Low, Medium and High Shedders Based on Time-to-Detection*
• Reduces Labor with Less False Positives, False Negatives, and Contaminants*
• Improves Workflow with Most Tests Concluded at 6 Weeks for High, Medium and Many Low Shedders*

Solid medium culture was the standard procedure for the detection of M. avium ssp. paratuberculosis in ruminant fecal samples before para-JEM reagents. Due to the long generation time of the bacterium, it can take up to 12 weeks incubation on solid medium before the bacteria are detected. In collaboration with several veterinary diagnostic laboratories, TREK has developed a rapid detection method using liquid culture.

* Cited as a conclusion from an abstract presented at the 43rd Annual AAVLD Meeting - A New Liquid Culture Method, the TREK ESP Culture System II, for the Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Bovine Fecal Samples, S.J.Shin, et. al, College of Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory, Cornell University