Development of Primer-Probe Energy Transfer real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of porcine circovirus type 2

Bálint, Ádám and Tenk, Miklós and Deim, Zoltán and Rasmussen, Thomas and Uttenthal, Åse and Cságola, Attila and Tuboly, Tamás and Farsang, Attila and Fossum, Caroline and Timmusk, Sirje and Berg, Mikael and Belák, Sándor (2009) Development of Primer-Probe Energy Transfer real-time PCR for the detection and quantification of porcine circovirus type 2. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 57 (3). pp. 441-452. ISSN 0236-6290

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Abstract

A real-time PCR assay, based on Primer-Probe Energy Transfer (PriProET), was developed to improve the detection and quantification of porcine circovirus type 2 (PVC2). PCV2 is recognised as the essential infectious agent in post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) and has been associated with other disease syndromes such as porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome (PDNS) and porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC). Since circoviruses commonly occur in the pig populations and there is a correlation between the severity of the disease and the viral load in the organs and blood, it is important not only to detect PCV2 but also to determine the quantitative aspects of viral load. The PriProET real-time PCR assay described in this study was tested on various virus strains and clinical forms of PMWS in order to investigate any correlation between the clinical signs and viral loads in different organs. The data obtained in this study correlate with those described earlier; namely, the viral load in 1 ml plasma and in 500 ng tissue DNA exceeds 107 copies in the case of PMWS. The results indicate that the new assay provides a specific, sensitive and robust tool for the improved detection and quantification of PCV2.

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