ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2014, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (2): 66-70. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2014.02.012

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Rapid Detection of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Using a SYBR Green Ⅰ Real-time PCR

LI Peng1,2, GUO Jun-qing1, JIN Qian-yue1, LI Qing-mei1, LI Qing-zhou3, WAN Bo1, WANG Xuan-nian2, WANG Chuan-qing4, ZHANG Gai-ping4   

  1. 1 Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology, Key Laboratory of Animal Immunology of the Ministry of Agriculture, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    2 Biotechnology Research Center, Department of Life Sciences and Technology, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang 453003, China;
    3 Institute of Agricultural Information and Economy, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou 450002, China;
    4 College of Animal Science and Veternary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
  • Received:2013-08-19 Published:2014-04-28

Abstract: Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is the causative factor of Post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in pigs. Rapid detection of PCV2 is very important for the effective prophylaxis and treatment of PMWS. To establish a sensitive, specific assay for the detection and quantitation of PCV2, we designed and synthe- sized specific primers in the open reading frame 1 (ORF1 ), and to develop a SYBR Green Ⅰ Real-time PCR. The results indicated that the Real-time PCR assay could detect 10-100 copies of the genomic DNA per reaction, and its sensitivity was 10 times of the conventional PCR. The assay did not cross-react with classical swine fever virus (CSFV), porcine parvovirus(PPV), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) and pseudora- bies virus (PRV) . The limits of detection and quantitation were 10 and 100 copies, respectively. Using the estab- lished Real-time PCR system,43 of the 50 samples we tested were detected as positive. In conclusion, the Real-time PCR assay is sensitive, specific, accurate and can be used for the monitoring of PCV2 infection.

Key words: Porcine circovirus type 2, SYBR Green Ⅰ, Real-time PCR

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LI Peng, GUO Jun-qing, JIN Qian-yue, LI Qing-mei, LI Qing-zhou, WAN Bo, WANG Xuan-nian, WANG Chuan-qing, ZHANG Gai-ping. Rapid Detection of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Using a SYBR Green Ⅰ Real-time PCR[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2014, 29(2): 66-70. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2014.02.012.

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