Development of a Real-time PCR for Detection ofMacropodid Herpesvirus 1
For rapidly detecting macropodid herpesvirus 1(MaHV-1)in clinic samples from kangaroos at entry-exit ports,a real-time PCR was developed by designingprimers and probes based on the sequence of gB gene. The results showed themethod could only amplify the MaHV-1 gB gene and no cross-reaction with otherkinds of virus was observed,including infectious bovine bronchitis virus,avian laryngotracheitis virus andpseudorabies virus. The detection limit was 8 copies/reaction for the positivestandard plasmid control(pCR-MaHV-1-gB). The coefficients of variation(CV)of intra-assay and inter-assay were between 0.17 % to 0.96 %,showing good repeatability. In conclusion,the established method was applicable forpathogenic detection of MaHV-1 from the kangaroos.