[The second generation universal oligonucleotide microarray for subtyping of influenza virus A]

The microchip for influenza A subtyping was developed, functioning on a principle "one spot--one subtype". Each spot contains the set of oligonucleotide probes, specific for a particular subtype of hemagglutinin, neuraminidase or matrix gene. Reliability of the proposed chip version is the same as for earlier created in our group full-size microchip for separate hemagglutinin and neuraminidase subtyping. To visualize the image, analyzed DNA can be labeled by either fluorescent dye or biotin with the further fixation in system streptavidin-gold nanoparticles and image development by silver precipitation. In the second case common version of scanner can be used for the image analysis, that essentially simplifies procedure of influenza A subtyping.