Nagao Konomu, Makino Ryohei, Apego Francis Victor, Mekata Hirohisa, Yamazaki Wataru
Department of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan.
Center for Animal Disease Control, University of Miyazaki, 1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-nishi, Miyazaki, Miyazaki 889-2192, Japan.
J Vet Med Sci. 2019 May 31;81(5):787-792. doi: 10.1292/jvms.19-0009. Epub 2019 Mar 27.
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) causes enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL), a condition that threatens the sustainability of the livestock industry. A fluorescent loop-mediated isothermal amplification (fLAMP) assay targeting BLV env sequences was developed and used to evaluate 100 bovine blood samples. Compared with a conventional real-time PCR (rPCR) assay, the fLAMP assay achieved 87.3% (62/71) sensitivity and 100% (29/29) specificity. The rPCR assay took 65 min, while the fLAMP assay took 8 min to 30 min from the beginning of DNA amplification to final judgement with a comparable limit of detection. The fLAMP is a potential tool for the rapid and simple diagnosis of BLV infection to supplement ELISA testing and can be used by local laboratories and slaughterhouses without special equipment.
牛白血病病毒(BLV)可引发地方流行性牛白血病(EBL),这种疾病对畜牧业的可持续发展构成威胁。一种针对BLV env序列的荧光环介导等温扩增(fLAMP)检测方法被开发出来,并用于评估100份牛血样本。与传统的实时聚合酶链反应(rPCR)检测方法相比,fLAMP检测方法的灵敏度达到87.3%(62/71),特异性达到100%(29/29)。rPCR检测需要65分钟,而fLAMP检测从DNA扩增开始到最终判定需要8分钟至30分钟,两者的检测限相当。fLAMP是一种用于快速、简单诊断BLV感染的潜在工具,可作为酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)检测的补充,并且当地实验室和屠宰场无需特殊设备即可使用。