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Sensitivity of RNA viral nucleic acid-based detection of avian influenza virus, Newcastle disease virus, and African horse sickness virus on flinders technology associates card using conventional reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Rattanamas K; Master of Science Program in Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Taesuji M; Master of Science Program in Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Clinic for Horse, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Kulthonggate U; Clinic for Horse, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Jantafong T; Master of Science Program in Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Department of Immunology and Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Mamom T; Master of Science Program in Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Ruenphet S; Master of Science Program in Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.; Department of Immunology and Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Mahanakorn University of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
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Publisher: Veterinary World Country of Publication: India NLM ID: 101504872 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0972-8988 (Print) Linking ISSN: 09728988 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Vet World Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0972-8988
Abstract
Background and Aim: The flinders technology associates (FTA) card is a cotton-based cellulose membrane impregnated with a chaotropic agent that inactivates infectious microorganisms, lyses cellular material, and fixes DNA and/or RNA within the fiber matrix. However, little is known about the effectiveness of these cards for detecting RNA viruses in animals. This study aimed to evaluate the sensitivity of RNA virus detection using conventional reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on FTA cards.
Materials and Methods: A highly virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and an avian influenza virus (AIV) with low pathogenicity were propagated using chicken embryonic eggs. Three days after inoculation, the allantoic fluid was harvested, stored at -80°C, and the stock virus was tested for virus titration. African horse sickness virus (AHSV) was obtained from a live attenuated vaccine that was dissolved and stored at -80°C. For sample preparation, each stock virus was 10-fold serially diluted and each dilution was inoculated onto an FTA card, followed by drying in a Class II safety cabinet. Both the stock virus and infected FTA card were genomically isolated using an extraction kit, FTA purification kit, and extraction kit with Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer. The target genome was then detected by one-step RT-PCR for NDV and AIV, and two-step RT-PCR for African horse sickness, including gel electrophoresis for the detection of specific nucleic acids.
Results: The detection limit of stock AIV was compared on FTA cards, using the FTA purification kit, and with TE buffer with an extraction kit. The corresponding results were 1.47, 1.17, and 2.18 log10 EID 50 , respectively, while for NDV the results were 4.13, 4.83, and 4.84 log 10 ELD 50 . Finally, detection limit of stock AHSV and AHSV on the FTA card extracted using TE buffer with an extraction kit were 4.30 and 4.01 log 10 plaque-forming units, respectively.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the detection limit or sensitivity of all tested RNA viruses on FTA cards did not differ when compared with those of the stock virus and in both methods for RNA isolation on FTA cards. These cards are suitable for collecting and transporting samples infected with RNA viruses, particularly AIV, NDV, and AHSV. Flinders technology associates cards also provide hazard-free samples, a reliable source of RNA for molecular characterization, and sufficient quantity for diagnostic applications based on nucleic acid-based detection.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
(Copyright: © Rattanamas, et al.)
Materials and Methods: A highly virulent Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and an avian influenza virus (AIV) with low pathogenicity were propagated using chicken embryonic eggs. Three days after inoculation, the allantoic fluid was harvested, stored at -80°C, and the stock virus was tested for virus titration. African horse sickness virus (AHSV) was obtained from a live attenuated vaccine that was dissolved and stored at -80°C. For sample preparation, each stock virus was 10-fold serially diluted and each dilution was inoculated onto an FTA card, followed by drying in a Class II safety cabinet. Both the stock virus and infected FTA card were genomically isolated using an extraction kit, FTA purification kit, and extraction kit with Tris-EDTA (TE) buffer. The target genome was then detected by one-step RT-PCR for NDV and AIV, and two-step RT-PCR for African horse sickness, including gel electrophoresis for the detection of specific nucleic acids.
Results: The detection limit of stock AIV was compared on FTA cards, using the FTA purification kit, and with TE buffer with an extraction kit. The corresponding results were 1.47, 1.17, and 2.18 log
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the detection limit or sensitivity of all tested RNA viruses on FTA cards did not differ when compared with those of the stock virus and in both methods for RNA isolation on FTA cards. These cards are suitable for collecting and transporting samples infected with RNA viruses, particularly AIV, NDV, and AHSV. Flinders technology associates cards also provide hazard-free samples, a reliable source of RNA for molecular characterization, and sufficient quantity for diagnostic applications based on nucleic acid-based detection.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
(Copyright: © Rattanamas, et al.)