Application of Influenza A Virus Genotyping Microarray in Surveillance of Influenza Virus Subtypes
In order to verify the effect of influenza A virus genotyping microarray in practice,and to make clear the distribution of all subtypes of influenza A virus in various hosts in different regions in China,16 852 swabs and tissue samples collected from different hosts(chickens,ducks,quails,dove,pigs and human)in 20 regions were tested,and then RNA extraction,multiple asymmetric RT-PCR amplification,chip hybridization,cleaning and scanning analysis were carried out by the self-developed genotyping microarray. Meanwhile,the positive samples were amplified by conventional RT-PCR followed by sequencing. The results showed that 2 582 positive samples were detected out,with a total detection rate of 15.23%(2 582/16 852),involving 10 subtypes including H1N1,H2N9,H3N2,H4N6,H5N1,H7N1,H7N9,H9N2,H10N5 and H16N3,which was consistent with the result of conventional RT-PCR. It was concluded that different subtypes of influenza A virus could be detected in various hosts in different regions in China by the genotyping microarray that could also accurately identify various subtypes in the same microarray and solve the difficulty in detecting all identified or variant subtypes compared to the conventional methods,so a new technology was developed for confirmation of influenza A virus and molecular epidemiological surveillance.