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Pcr-Based Diagnosis Of Canine Parvovirus In Dogs

By: Farhan Towakal | Prof.Dr.Masoos Rabbani.
Contributor(s): Prof.Dr.Khushi Muhammad | Prof.Dr.Zafar | Faculty of Veterinary Sciences.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: 2007Subject(s): Department of MicrobiologyDDC classification: 0972,T Dissertation note: Canine parvovirosis, caused by a haemagglutinating canine parvovirus (CPV), one of the most important acute viral infectious diseases of pups, had been prevalent in the country. In the present study, 40 faecal samples, from clinically suspected cases of parvovirus diseased dogs and stray dogs were collected. The samples were diluted and centrifuged to collect the supernatant. Being a haemagglutinating (HA) virus; the pre-filtered supernatant from all suspected samples was checked for any HA activity using 1% washed chicken erythrocytes. Out of total of 40 samples, 30 samples were found HA positive. All the HA positive samples and samples found negative were processed for extraction of viral DNA with Genomic DNA purification kit. The net isolated DNA samples were subjected to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by using specific primers (developed against the variable genomic region of the capsid protein of the DNA) of the CPV. One of the selected primer pair designated as (37, 38) amplified the genornic region present in the CPV-2, the other primer pair designated as (39, 40) that amplified the region present in the CPV-2b.Optimization of PCR was done for the molecular level diagnosis of canine parvovirus and this technique was previously not available or standardized in local conditions of Pakistan. With the use of primer pair (37, 38) best results were found on following optimizing conditions like annealing temperature 55°C, primers concentration (reverse and forward) 25pmoles, Magnesium Chloride concentration 2mM, DNA(Template) volume Spl, Taq DNA polymerase(12.5U) and 2001iM of each dNTPs. For the primer pair (39,40) best results were found on following optimizing conditions like annealing temperature 5 5°C, Magnesium Chloride concentration 1.5mM, primers concentration (reverse and forwid) 20pmoles, DNA(Template) volume 6il, Taq DNA polymerase(12.5U), 2001.iM of each dNTPs. The PCR products were analyzed and compared for their banding pattern of 681bp and 427bp amplified by the primer pairs (37, 38) and (39, 40), respectively, against the standard DNA ladder (1 OObp) by using horizontal agarose gel electrophoresis. One of the HJA positive samples was not amplified by the PCR. The results of this study showed that the specificity of PCR reaction as compared to the HA test and the presence of the CPV-2 and 2b in Pakistan as the prevalent pathogenic strains. This study has been a first step for the molecular characterizationldiagnosis of canine parvovirus in local conditions of Pakistan. It is hoped that this study will pave the way for further advanced studies on this topic.
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Canine parvovirosis, caused by a haemagglutinating canine parvovirus (CPV), one of the most important acute viral infectious diseases of pups, had been prevalent in the country. In the present study, 40 faecal samples, from clinically suspected cases of parvovirus diseased dogs and stray dogs were collected. The samples were diluted and centrifuged to collect the supernatant. Being a haemagglutinating (HA) virus; the pre-filtered supernatant from all suspected samples was checked for any HA activity using 1% washed chicken erythrocytes. Out of total of 40 samples, 30 samples were found HA positive. All the HA positive samples and samples found negative were processed for extraction of viral DNA with Genomic DNA purification kit. The net isolated DNA samples were subjected to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by using specific primers (developed against the variable genomic region of the capsid protein of the DNA) of the CPV. One of the selected primer pair designated as (37, 38) amplified the genornic region present in the CPV-2, the other primer pair designated as (39, 40) that amplified the region present in the CPV-2b.Optimization of PCR was done for the molecular level diagnosis of canine parvovirus and this technique was previously not available or standardized in local conditions of Pakistan. With the use of primer pair (37, 38) best results were found on following optimizing conditions like annealing temperature 55°C, primers concentration (reverse and forward) 25pmoles, Magnesium Chloride concentration 2mM, DNA(Template) volume Spl, Taq DNA polymerase(12.5U) and 2001iM of each dNTPs. For the primer pair (39,40) best results were found on following optimizing conditions like annealing temperature 5 5°C, Magnesium Chloride concentration 1.5mM, primers concentration (reverse and forwid) 20pmoles, DNA(Template) volume 6il, Taq DNA polymerase(12.5U), 2001.iM of each dNTPs. The PCR products were analyzed and compared for their banding pattern of 681bp and 427bp amplified by the primer pairs (37, 38) and (39, 40), respectively, against the standard DNA ladder (1 OObp) by using horizontal agarose gel electrophoresis. One of the HJA positive samples was not amplified by the PCR. The results of this study showed that the specificity of PCR reaction as compared to the HA test and the presence of the CPV-2 and 2b in Pakistan as the prevalent pathogenic strains. This study has been a first step for the molecular characterizationldiagnosis of canine parvovirus in local conditions of Pakistan. It is hoped that this study will pave the way for further advanced studies on this topic.

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