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Kafkas Üniversitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi
2020 , Vol 26 , Issue 5
Development of a SYBR Green Real-Time PCR Assay with Melting Curve Analysis for Simultaneous Detection of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Haemophilus parasuis
1College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang 453003, CHINA
DOI :
10.9775/kvfd.2020.24110
In the present study, a duplex SYBR Green real-time PCR assay was developed in order to indentify Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
and Haemophilus parasuis infection in one reaction, through a melting curve analysis. This method utilized two pairs of specific primers
that allowed the amplification of highly conserved regions of A. pleuropneumoniae Apx IV and H. parasuis omp P2 gene. Reconstitution
experiments were conducted by using PMD - 19T plasmid in order to determine the sensitivity of the assay. The results showed that the Tm
values of the melting curves of A. pleuropneumoniae and H. parasuis were 83.36±0.09ºC and 76.48±0.17ºC, respectively that could accurately
distinguish these two pathogens. And no cross reaction were observed between other respiratory pathogens, which suggested a high
specificity of two primers. The detection sensitivity of the assay was 127 and 96 copies/μL which was higher than that of the ordinary PCR
detection methods. This rapid technique may present a simple, useful option for simultaneous detection of A. pleuropneumoniae and H.
parasuis, which would be feasible and attractive for clinical samples diagnosis and epidemiological investigations.
Keywords :
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, Haemophilus parasuis, SYBR Green Ι, Real-time PCR, Melting curve