An mRNA-specific reverse transcription (RT)-PCR primer set spanning the exon junction of a spliced putative terminase gene in the koi herpesvirus (KHV) was developed to detect the replicating stage of the virus. The proposed RT-PCR amplified a target gene from the RNA template, but not from a DNA template extracted from common carp brain (CCB) cells infected with KHV. In addition, the RT-PCR did not amplify the target gene of templates extracted from specific cell lines infected with either CyHV-1 or CyHV-2. RT-PCR detected mRNA from the scales of koi experimentally infected with KHV at 24 h post exposure (hpe). However, unlike conventional PCR, RT-PCR could not detect KHV DNA in fish at 0 hpe. The results indicate that the RT-PCR developed in this study is mRNA-specific and that the assay can detect the replicating stage of KHV from both fish and cultured cells infected with the virus.
魚病研究 F i s h P a t h o l o g y , 47 ( 4 ) , 1 2 9 -1 3 6 , 2 0 1 2 . 1 2 © 2 0 1 2 T h e J a p a n e s e S o c i e t y o f F i s h P a t h o l o g y S u r v e i l l a n c e o f T y p e 1 Os t r e i d He r p e s v i r u s ( Os HV -1 )V a r i a n t s i n J a p a n Na t i o n a l Re s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e o f A q u a c u l t u r e , F i s h e r i e sRe s e a r c h A g e n c y , Mi e 5 1 9 -0 1 9 3 , J a p a n 2 ABS T RA CT -Os t r e i d h e r p e s v i r u s 1 ( Os HV -1 ) m V a r i s a v a r i a n t o f Os HV -1 a n d s u s p e c t e d o f b e i n g t h e c a u s a t i v e a g e n t o f a c u t e ma s s mo r t a l i t y e v e n t s o f P a c i f i c o y s t e r s d u r i n g s u mme r s i n E u r o p e s i n c e 2 0 0 8 . I n t h i s s t u d y , t h e d i s t r i b u t i o n o f Os HV -1 wa s s u r v e y e d i n t h e s i x ma i n o y s t e r -p r o d u c i n g a r e a s o f J a p a n , u s i n g P CR t a r g e t i n g a C2 / C6 f r a g me n t i n c l u d i n g ORF 4 . P CR p Ho k k a i d o Na t i o n a l F i s h e r i e s Re s e a r c h I n s t i t u t e , F i s h e r i e s Re s e a r c h r o d u c t s we r e a mp l i f i e d f r o m 1 2 3 o u t o f 1 , 7 1 4 o y s t e r s o f t h r e e s p e c i e s o f Cr a s s o s t r e a ( C. g i g a s , C. s i k a me a a n d C. a r i a k e n s i s ), a n d 2 3 d i f f e r e n t n u c l e o t i d e s e q u e n c e s , s h o wi n g 9 6 % t o 9 9 % s i mi l a r i t y t o t h e r e f e r e n c e Os HV -1 , we r e o b t a i n e d . A l t h o u g h 1 8 s e q u e n c e s a mo n g t h e 2 3 o b t a i n e d p o s s e s s e d a mi c r o s a t e l l i t e d e l e t i o n u n i q u e t o Os HV -1 m V a r , a l l P CR p r o d u c t s c o n t a i n e d t wo c o n s e r v e d n u c l e o t i d e s t h a t we r e s h a r e d wi t h t h e r e f e r e n c e Os HV -1 a n d n o t wi t h Os HV -1 m V a r . He r e , we f o u n d v a r i a b l e t y p e s o f Os HV -1 i n o y s t e r s i n J a p a n , b u t t h e i r n u c l e o t i d e s e q u e n c e s we r e n o t i d e n t i c a l t o t h o s e o f Os HV -1 m V a r . Ke y wo r d s : Os t r e i d h e r p e s v i r u s , Os HV -1 , Os HV -1 m V a r , Cr a s s o s t r e a g i g a s , C. s i k a me a , C. a r i a k e n s i s , J a p a n , P a c i f i c o y s t e r* Co r r e s p o n d i n g a u t h o r E -ma i l : o h s e k o @a f f r c . g o . j p * * P r e s e n t a d d r e s s : He a d q u a r t e r s , F i s h e r i e s Re s e a r c h A g e n c y , K a n a g a wa 2 2 0 -6 1 1 5 , J a p a n
Koi carp is one of the most sensitive variants of common carp Cyprinus carpio to cyprinid herpesvirus 3, commonly known as koi herpesvirus (KHV). Given that this species is traded at high prices throughout the world, intra vitam assays for detecting KHV in targeted fish with a high detection efficiency are essential. In this study, 4 intra vitam assays were compared with regard to their efficiency of detecting KHV in koi carp on each day after viral exposure via experimental infection. The results indicated that PCR from the gills and scales sampled by biopsy using dissecting scissors and forceps, respectively, can detect KHV for apparently longer periods than the other assays. This study also suggests that a PCR detection assay for environmental samples could be developed as a convenient intra vitam assay to confirm the presence of virus in environments inhabited by virus-shedding fish.
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