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ArticleJournal of virological methods2018

Single reaction, real time RT-PCR detection of all known avian and human metapneumoviruses.

E Lemaitre, C Allée, A Vabret, N Eterradossi, P A Brown

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Article in Journal of virological methods, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 authors.

E LemaitreUniversité Européenne de Bretagne, Anses (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety), Ploufragan/Plouzané Laboratory, Avian and Rabbit Virology Immunology and Parasitology Unit (VIPAC), OIE Reference Laboratory for Turkey Rhinotracheitis, B.P.53, 22440 Ploufragan, France.
C AlléeUniversité Européenne de Bretagne, Anses (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety), Ploufragan/Plouzané Laboratory, Avian and Rabbit Virology Immunology and Parasitology Unit (VIPAC), OIE Reference Laboratory for Turkey Rhinotracheitis, B.P.53, 22440 Ploufragan, France.
A VabretDepartment of Virology, University Hospital of Caen, 14033 Caen, France.
N EterradossiUniversité Européenne de Bretagne, Anses (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety), Ploufragan/Plouzané Laboratory, Avian and Rabbit Virology Immunology and Parasitology Unit (VIPAC), OIE Reference Laboratory for Turkey Rhinotracheitis, B.P.53, 22440 Ploufragan, France.
P A BrownUniversité Européenne de Bretagne, Anses (French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety), Ploufragan/Plouzané Laboratory, Avian and Rabbit Virology Immunology and Parasitology Unit (VIPAC), OIE Reference Laboratory for Turkey Rhinotracheitis, B.P.53, 22440 Ploufragan, France. Electronic address: Paul.brown@anses.fr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current molecular methods for the detection of avian and human metapneumovirus (AMPV, HMPV) are specifically targeted towards each virus species or individual subgroups of these. Here a broad range SYBR Green I real time RT-PCR was developed which amplified a highly conserved fragment of sequence in the N open reading frame. This method was sufficiently efficient and specific in detecting all MPVs. Its validation according to the NF U47-600 norm for the four AMPV subgroups estimated low limits of detection between 1000 and 10copies/μL, similar with detection levels described previously for real time RT-PCRs targeting specific subgroups. RNA viruses present a challenge for the design of durable molecular diagnostic test due to the rate of change in their genome sequences which can vary substantially in different areas and over time. The fact that the regions of sequence for primer hybridization in the described method have remained sufficiently conserved since the AMPV and HMPV diverged, should give the best chance of continued detection of current subgroups and of potential unknown or future emerging MPV strains.

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AnimalsBenzothiazolesBirdsDiaminesHumansMetapneumovirusOrganic ChemicalsQuinolinesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificityStaining and LabelingTime FactorsBenzothiazolesDiaminesOrganic ChemicalsQuinolinesSYBR Green IAvian metapneumovirusHuman metapneumovirusReal-time RT-PCR

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PMID29030071
PMCPMC7119483

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