Traditional immunological assays used to serotype Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae have been problematic due to cross- reactivity between serotypes, particularly serotypes 6 and 8. To avoid these serological cross-reactions, a multiplex PCR assay was developed to detect A. pleuropneumoniae and identify serotypes 1, 2, and 8. Primers specific to the conserved capsular polysaccharide export region of A. pleuropneumoniae serotype 5 amplified a 880 bp fragment in all serotypes excluding serotype 4 or a 489 bp DNA fragment in all serotypes including serotype 4. Primers specific to the capsular polysaccharide biosynthesis regions of A. pleuropneumoniae serotypes 1, 2, and 8 amplified a 1.6 kb, a 1.7 kb, and 970 bp fragment in the respective serotype. This PCR assay detects A. pleuropneumoniae and identifies serotypes 1, 2, and 8. / Master of Science
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VTETD/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/34135 |
| Date | 30 August 2002 |
| Creators | Schuchert, Jennifer Ann |
| Contributors | Veterinary Medical Sciences, Inzana, Thomas J., Boyle, Stephen M., Sriranganathan, Nammalwar |
| Publisher | Virginia Tech |
| Source Sets | Virginia Tech Theses and Dissertation |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | In Copyright, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Relation | finalThesis082602.pdf |
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