Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Real-time PCR for differentiation of F4 (K88) variants (F4ab, F4ac, F4ad) of enterotoxigenic Escherichiacoli from diarrhoeic piglets.
- Journal:
- Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997)
- Year:
- 2012
- Authors:
- Byun, Jae-Won et al.
- Affiliation:
- Animal Disease Diagnostic Centre · South Korea
Abstract
A one-step real-time PCR using one set of oligonucleotide primers and three probes was developed for differentiation of F4 (K88) variants (F4ab, F4ac, F4ad) of enterotoxigenic Escherichiacoli (ETEC) from diarrhoeic pigs. The limits of detection of F4ab, F4ac and F4ad in broth dilution were 10(6), 10(5) and 10(4)colony forming units (CFU)/mL, respectively. In faecal samples spiked with E.coli, the limits of detection of F4ab, F4ac and F4ad were 10(6), 10(6) and 10(4)CFU/g faeces, respectively, without enrichment and 10(3), 10(2) and 10(2)CFU/g faeces following enrichment. In 42 ETEC field isolates from pigs in Korea encoding the F4 gene, all were identified as the F4ac variant.
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