›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (9): 2285-2290.doi: 10.16431/j.cnki.1671-7236.2016.09.010

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Establishment and Application of Nested RT-PCR Assay for Detection of Classical Swine Fever Virus

LIU Mei-fen1, WANG Shu-juan1, YAN Ruo-qian1, WANG Dong-fang1, CAO Wei-wei1, ZHAO Xue-li1, LI Qin-nan2, LI Ning2   

  1. 1. Henan Centre for Animal Disease Control & Prevention, Zhengzhou 450008, China;
    2. College of Animal Science and Technology, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China
  • Received:2016-01-25 Online:2016-09-20 Published:2016-09-20

Abstract:

A nested RT-PCR for detection of classical swine fever virus (CSFV) was developed using the total RNA of CSFV as a reverse transcription template,and two pairs of specific primers were designed based on the conserved region of CSFV E2 gene.The specificity,sensitivity and repetition of CSFV nested RT-PCR were tested,and 35 samples taken from clinical suspicious CSFV infected pigs were tested by the established nested RT-PCR assay.The results indicated that the nested RT-PCR assay was successfully established.The sensitivity and specificity of the nested RT-PCR assay revealed that the minimum detectable virus content limit was 1 TCID50,and no products were amplified from the nucleic acid of ST normal cell or other 8 pathogenic viral or bacterial microorganisms.The repetition test indicated the nested RT-PCR assay showed a good repeatability.Meanwhile,19 positive samples were detected in 35 suspected samples,which was consistent with the results tested by sequencing.The study suggested that the established nested RT-PCR assay was specific,sensitive and suitable for early detection of CSFV.

Key words: classical swine fever virus; nested RT-PCR; detection; establishment; application

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