DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF EQUINE HERPESVIRUS-1 AND HERPESVIRUS-4 BY POLYMERASE CHAIN-REACTION

作者：KIRISAWA R^*; ENDO A; IWAI H; KAWAKAMI Y

来源：Veterinary Microbiology, 1993, 36(1-2): 57-67.

DOI：10.1016/0378-1135(93)90128-T

A rapid method for detection and identification of equine herpesvirus-1 and -4 (EHV-1 and EHV-4) was developed using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Primers for PCR were designed from aligned nucleotide sequences of glycoprotein B genes of EHV-1 and EHV-4 to amplify specific regions for EHV-1 or EHV-4 or a common region of both viruses. By using type specific primer mixture, amplified fragments were identified as EHV-1 or EHV-4 in a one-step reaction. We have applied this technique on specimens from aborted fetuses. The samples contained only EHV-1 and there was complete accordance between the results of PCR and virus isolation. Our PCR system could differentiate the two virus types rapidly in a one-step reaction.

• 出版日期1993-7