title: A double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of soft-shelled turtle iridovirus antigens.
abstract: A double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (DAS-ELISA) for detection of the soft-shelled turtle iridovirus (STIV) was developed using a specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) against STIV and anti-STIV rabbit serum. Using DAS-ELISA, the detection limit of STIV was found to be 10(3)PFU/ml. The positive rate of 15 STIV samples was 100%, while the positive rate of 100 other aquatic virus samples was 0%. These data show that DAS-ELISA is highly specific and sensitive for the detection of STIV. In clinical tests, 128 samples isolated from pond-reared turtles were subjected to DAS-ELISA and PCR. The overall agreement between the results obtained by DAS-ELISA and PCR was 98.4%. The results indicate that the DAS-ELISA method could be used for diagnosing diseases caused by STIV.
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Animal and Plant Quarantine, Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, No. 241 Building, Huixinxijie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100029, China. zhmbiohunter@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: J X
authors.initials: JX
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: X M
authors.initials: XM
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: J Q
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D017994:Iridovirus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D011817:Rabbits; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014426:Turtles / Q000821:virology*; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral
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