Abstract
The development of reverse transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assays are described herein for the detection of two orthobunyaviruses (Bunyaviridae), which represent the two main serogroups found in mosquitoes in Central Europe. The RT-LAMP assays were optimized for the detection of Ťahyňa virus (a California encephalitis group virus found in Aedes sp or Ochlerotatus sp mosquitoes) and Batai virus (also called Čalovo virus, a Bunyamwera group virus found in Anopheles maculipennis s.l. mosquitoes) nucleic acid using endemic European virus isolates. The sensitivity of the RT-LAMP assays was determined to be comparable to that of conventional tests, with a limit of detection
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 252-257 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Virological Methods |
Volume | 236 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Oct 1 2016 |
Keywords
- Arbovirus
- Bunyaviridae
- Loop-mediated isothermal amplification
- Mosquito
- Orthobunyavirus
- RT-LAMP
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Virology