title: Development of a Novel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP) Assay for the Detection of Rickettsia spp.
abstract: We developed a novel loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method to detect Rickettsia spp., including Rickettsia prowazekii and R. typhi. Species-specific LAMP primers were developed for orthologous genes conserved among Rickettsia spp. The selected modified primers could detect all the Rickettsia spp. tested. The LAMP method was successfully used to detect 100 DNA copies of Rickettsia spp. within approximately 60 min at 63℃. Therefore, this method may be an excellent tool for the early diagnosis of rickettsiosis in a laboratory or in the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases.
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
authors.forename: Minenosuke
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsutani
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Motohiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Mutsunori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shirai
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*