Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay for the detection of porcine pegivirus

  • Hao Li
  • , Kai Li
  • , Zhen Bi
  • , Jun Gu
  • , Deping Song
  • , Dan Lei
  • , Suoxian Luo
  • , Dongyan Huang
  • , Qiong Wu
  • , Zhen Ding
  • , Leyi Wang
  • , Yu Ye
  • , Yuxin Tang

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Abstract

A simple and accurate reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay was developed and evaluated for the detection of porcine pegivirus (PPgV). The specific RT-LAMP primers targeting the conserved regions of NS5A genes were designed and used to detect PPgV. The optimal reaction parameter for RT-LAMP assay was 63℃ for 60 min. The detection limit of the RT-LAMP assay was 10 copies of PPgV genome, which was 100 times more sensitive than that of the conventional RT-PCR and comparable to nested RT-PCR and quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). There was no cross amplification with other related RNA viruses. In the clinical evaluation, the RT-LAMP assay exhibited a similar sensitivity with nested RT-PCR and qRT-PCR. The results indicated that RT-LAMP assay developed in this study could be a highly specific, sensitive, and cost-effective alternative for a rapid detection of PPgV in field settings.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)59-65
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Virological Methods
Volume270
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Nested RT-PCR
  • Porcine pegivirus
  • Reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification
  • qRT-PCR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

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