Development and evaluation of TaqMan real-time PCR assay for detection of beak and feather disease virus
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Evaluation Study, Journal Article
PubMed
28263762
DOI
10.1016/j.jviromet.2017.02.017
PII: S0166-0934(16)30450-5
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Beak and feather disease virus (BFDV), Real-time PCR,
- MeSH
- Circovirus genetics isolation & purification MeSH
- Molecular Diagnostic Techniques methods MeSH
- DNA Primers genetics MeSH
- Circoviridae Infections diagnosis veterinary virology MeSH
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction methods MeSH
- Bird Diseases diagnosis virology MeSH
- Oligonucleotide Probes genetics MeSH
- Birds MeSH
- Reproducibility of Results MeSH
- Sensitivity and Specificity MeSH
- Veterinary Medicine methods MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Evaluation Study MeSH
- Names of Substances
- DNA Primers MeSH
- Oligonucleotide Probes MeSH
Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is one of the most significant viral diseases in psittacine birds. The aim of the presented study was to develop a highly specific and sensitive TaqMan real-time PCR assay for universal detection of beak and feather disease virus (BFDV). Primers and a hydrolysis probe were selected on the highly conserved regions belonging to the ORF1 of the BFDV genome which were identified by aligning 814 genomic sequences downloaded from the GenBank database. The evaluation of the reaction parameters suggested a reaction efficiency of 97.1%, with consistent detection of 101 virus copies/μl of nucleic acid extract. The low values of standard deviation and coefficient of variation indicate a high degree of reproducibility and repeatability. The diagnostic applicability of the assay was proven on 36 BFDV positive and 107 negative specimens of psittacine origin representing 28 species. The assay showed a 100% ability to detect distinct genetic variants of the virus. Our data suggest that the presented TaqMan real-time PCR represents a specific, sensitive and reliable assay facilitating the molecular detection of BFDV.
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