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High-throughput Detection of Respiratory Pathogens in Animal Specimens by Nanoscale PCR
Published on: November 28, 2016
Detection of five viruses commonly implicated with bovine respiratory disease using loop-mediated isothermal
Josiah Levi Davidson1,2, Murali Kannan Maruthumuthu1,2, Mohamed Kamel1,3
1Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Herein, we present novel quantitative loop-mediated isothermal amplification (qLAMP) and reverse-transcription qLAMP (RT-qLAMP) assays for the detection of five viruses implicated with the onset and progression of bovine respiratory disease (BRD): Bovine Alphaherpesvirus Type 1 (BHV-1), Bovine Adenovirus Type 3 (BAV-3), Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV), Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Type 1 (BVDV-1), and Bovine Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 (BPIV-3). Using contrived samples spiked with whole viruses, our extraction-free assays have limits of detection between 30 and 1,057 copies per reaction (1.8% final sample concentration) with minimal sample processing. Using dual-tipped swabs and 1.4 mL resuspension volumes, limits of detection are on the order of 2 × 105 copies per swab for BAV-3 and BHV-1 and between 6.31 × 106 to 8.22 × 106 copies per swab for BPIV-3, BRSV, and BVDV-1. Analytical sensitivities ranged from 73 - 100% and analytical specificities ranged from 90 - 100%. Additionally, we introduced a streamlined pipeline to minimize the experimental workload to design, screen, select, and characterize LAMP performance for developing assays. Our assays support the development of colorimetric LAMP assays that enable the sensitive and specific detection of these viruses' chute side to aid in diagnosing and treating BRD. The associated pipeline enables more rapid development of LAMP-based diagnostic tools targeting emerging pathogens.
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