title: Multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR for inclusive detection of major swine DNA and RNA viruses in pigs with multiple infections.
abstract: Multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR were developed to identify nine viruses in pigs with multiple infections. These viruses are: porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), suid herpesvirus 1, porcine parvovirus (PPV), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), Japanese encephalitis virus, porcine rotavirus A (PoRV-A), porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV), transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV), and Getah virus. These methods were shown to be high specificity and sensitivity. In the clinical application, a total of 75 field samples were examined by our methods and previously reported methods for PCV2, PRRSV, TGEV, and PEDV. As a result, the detection rates of our multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR were higher than those of the previously reported methods. Furthermore, it was confirmed that 24 PCV2 positive samples were co-infected with other viruses, 11 with PRRSV, 10 with PPV, 2 with PoRV-A, and 1 with TGEV by a combination of multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR. PPV and PoRV-A were newly detected by multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR. These results suggest that the combination of our multiplex PCR and multiplex RT-PCR is useful for rapid and accurate identification of nine major pathogenic viruses in pigs with multiple infections.
authors.affiliation: Nippon Institute for Biological Science, Shinmachi, Ome, Tokyo, Japan. hogawa@nibs.or.jp
authors.forename: Hirohito
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Taira
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Hiromi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Aki
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagao
authors.forename: Yoshiki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Kotaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tuchiya
authors.forename: Tetsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nunoya
authors.forename: Susumu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*