title: Rapid detection of a fish iridovirus using loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP).
abstract: A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) procedure is described to detect the genomic DNA molecule of red seabream iridovirus (RSIV), a fish iridovirus belonging to the Iridoviridae family. The RSIV DNA was amplified using DNA extracts obtained from spleen of infected red seabream, Pagrus major and from various RSIV isolates. The method was at least 10 times more sensitive than conventional PCR in detecting for the presence of RSIV. A striking feature of the LAMP reaction is its ability to synthesize a large amount of DNA leading to the production of a white precipitate, magnesium pyrophosphate, as a by-product. The presence or absence of this white precipitate facilitates easy detection of the RSIV genomic DNA without the use of gel electrophoresis. A strong correlation exists between the amount of input viral DNA copy and the corresponding turbidity reading at the end of the reaction; hence, the LAMP reaction may be used potentially to quantify RSIV particles in the infected fish.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Genome Science, Graduate School of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, 4-5-7 Konan, Minato, Tokyo 108-8477, Japan.
authors.forename: Christopher Marlowe A
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Caipang
authors.forename: Ikumi
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Haraguchi
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohira
authors.forename: Ikuo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hirono
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Aoki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D005784:Gene Amplification; D007497:Iridoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques; D021541:Sea Bream / Q000821:virology*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D017931:DNA Primers; D004279:DNA, Viral