title: Isolation of a novel mycovirus OMIV in Pleurotus ostreatus and its detection using a triple antibody sandwich-ELISA.
abstract: A novel mycovirus was isolated from a diseased mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, using a purification procedure involving polyethylene glycol (PEG)-NaCl precipitation, differential centrifugation, and equilibrium centrifugation in a CsCl gradient. The virion was a 43 nm isometric virus encapsulating double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) genome of 2.1, 2.0, 1.9, and 1.7 kbp with a coat protein (CP) of 58 kDa. The new mycovirus was named Oyster Mushroom Isometric Virus (OMIV). A triple antibody sandwich-ELISA (TAS-ELISA) system was constructed to detect OMIV in the mushroom using an anti-OMIV mouse monoclonal antibody and an anti-OMIV rabbit polyclonal serum. The TAS-ELISA system was sensitive enough to allow detection of OMIV in the mushroom with the naked eye. It detected successfully virus particles from 0.6 mg of diseased tissue as well as 0.4 microg/ml purified virus preparation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Research Institute of Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, 900 Gajwa-Dong, Chinju 660-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D002498:Centrifugation; D002499:Centrifugation, Density Gradient; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D016679:Genome, Viral; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D020076:Pleurotus / Q000821:virology*; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded / Q000032:analysis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D014771:Virion / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012330:RNA, Double-Stranded; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols; D012965:Sodium Chloride