Development and Application of a PCR Assay for Duck Circovirus
Duck circovirus(DuCV)disease is a serious immunosuppressive disease caused by DuCV,posing a threat to the duck farming in China. In order to establish a rapid PCR assay for DuCV,the genetic evolution analysis was performed for the whole genome sequence of two DuCV genotypes that were registered in GenBank and subsequently compared with each other,then a pair of primers were screened in their common conservative area to establish a rapid PCR assay that could detect the two genotypes simultaneously. Then the sensitivity and specificity of the method were evaluated. The results showed that,by the method,the lower detection limit could reach 1.0 fg due to its good sensitivity;all nucleic acid detection for other common duck viruses were negative due to its good specificity;6 out of 20 samples of clinically infected ducks were positive for DuCV,which fell into DUCV-1 as indicated by sequence analysis. In conclusion,the method could rapidly diagnose,prevent and control DuCV as an important tool.