AIM: To develop a rapid detection method ofenteroviruses and Hepatitis A virus (HAV).METHODS: A one-step, single-tube consensus primersmultiplex RT-PCR was developed to simultaneouslydetect Poliovirus, Coxsackie virus, Echovirus and HAV.A general upstream primer and a HAV primer and fourdifferent sets of primers (5 primers) specific forPoliovirus, Coxsacki evirus, Echovirus and HAV cDNAwere mixed in the PCR mixture to reverse transcriptand amplify the target DNA.Four distinct amplified DNAsegments representing Poliovirus, Coxsackie virus,Echovirus and HAV were identified by gelelectrophoresis as 589-,671-, 1084-, and 1128bpsequences, respectively. Semi-nested PCR was used toconfirm the amplified products for each enterovirus andHAV.RESULTS: All four kinds of viral genome RNA weredetected, and producing four bands which could bedifferentiated by the band size on the gel.To confirmthe specificity of the multiplex PCR products, semi-nested PCR was performed. For all the four strainstested gave positive results .The detection sensitivityof multiplex PCR was similar to that of monoplex RT-PCR which was 24 PFU for Poliovrus, 21 PFU forCoxsackie virus,60 PFU for Echovirus and 105 TCID50for HAV. The minimum amount of enteric viral RNAdetected by semi-nested PCR was equivalent to 2.4 PFUfor Poliovrus, 2.1 PFU for Coxsackie virus, 6.0 PFU forEchovirus and 10.5 TCID50 for HAV.CONCLUSION: The consensus primers multiplex RT-PCRhas more advantages over monoplex RT-PCR for entericviruses detection, namely, the rapid turnaround timeand cost effectiveness.
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