title: Rapid method utilizing the polymerase chain reaction for detection of canine parvovirus in feces of diarrheic dogs.
abstract: By using primers based on the sequence of the VP2 gene of canine parovirus (CPV), we established a rapid and specific assay for identification of the virus from fecal specimens based on the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). By use of a pair of primers, a specific 226-bp sequence was amplified by the PCR. All strains of CPV tested gave a specific amplification product by the PCR, while neither porcine parovirus nor host cell did so. The PCR assay can detect fewer particles of CPV than the conventional methods, being able to detect CPV from fecal specimens in a rapid manner, provided that gel filtration of the samples through a spun column was done to remove inhibitory substances from the fecal specimens. These results suggest that the PCR assay can detect the presence of CPV in dogs early enough to prevent secondary infection by CPV in veterinary hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Laboratories of Veterinary Virology, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nihon University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uwatoko
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sunairi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamaura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000821:virology*; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods