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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (29): 107-113.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2020-0643

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Establishment of PCR with LNA Modified Primers for Detection of African Swine Fever Virus

Li Yan(), Zhang Yuxuan, Chu Pinpin, Jiang Zhiyong, Xi Zhenjun, Cai Rujian, Gou Hongchao, Zhang Kunli, Song Shuai, Bian Zhibiao, Li Chunling()   

  1. Institute of Animal Health, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Livestock Disease Prevention of Guangdong Province, Scientific Observation and Experiment Station of Veterinary Drugs and Diagnostic Techniques of Guangdong Province, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510640
  • Received:2020-11-10 Revised:2021-02-24 Online:2021-10-15 Published:2021-10-29
  • Contact: Li Chunling E-mail:371273724@qq.com;lclclare@163.com

Abstract:

In order to establish a simple, rapid and accurate method for detecting African swine fever virus, in this study a pair of specific primers were designed according to the p72 gene sequence of ASFV published in GenBank, and the appropriate bases in the primers were modified with locked nucleic acid. By optimizing the annealing temperature and the primers concentration, a PCR method with LNA modified primers for detecting ASFV was established. The results show that this method is highly sensitive and specific, and the sensitivity can reach 3×101 copies/uL, which is 100 times higher than that of PCR with conventional primers and 10 times higher than that of real-time PCR. The method has no amplification of the genomes of classical swine fever virus, porcine circovirus type 2 and pseudorabies virus, with good specificity. The results of 72 clinical samples are consistent with the results of qPCR recommended by OIE, and the coincidence rate is 100%. In this study, a LNA primer PCR method for detecting ASFV is established, with high specificity, sensitivity and simple operation, providing a novel, sensitive and specific detection technique for the detection of ASFV.

Key words: ASFV, p72 gene, LNA primer, PCR method

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