J Vet Sci.  2023 May;24(3):e40. 10.4142/jvs.22292.

Novel pan-lineage VP1 specific degenerate primers for precise genetic characterization of serotype O foot and mouth disease virus circulating in India

Affiliations
  • 1ICAR-Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease, Mukteshwar (Kumaon), Nainital 263138, India
  • 2ICAR-Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease, ICFMD, Arugul, Bhubneshwar 752505, India
  • 3National Seromonitoring Laboratory, ICAR-Directorate of Foot and Mouth Disease, Bengaluru 560024, India

Abstract

Analysis of the VP1 gene sequence of the foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) is critical to understanding viral evolution and disease epidemiology. A standard set of primers have been used for the detection and sequence analysis of the VP1 gene of FMDV directly from suspected clinical samples with limited success. The study validated VP1-specific degenerate primer-based reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for the qualitative detection and sequencing of serotype O FMDV lineages circulating in India. The novel degenerate primer-based RT-PCR amplifying the VP1 gene can circumvent the genetic heterogeneity observed in viruses after cell culture adaptation and facilitate precise viral gene sequence analysis from clinical samples.

Keyword

Picornaviridae; Aphthovirus molecular diagnosis; disease epidemiology; gene sequencing
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