for Detection of Mycoplasma bovis and Bovine ViralDiarrhea Virus
In order to establish a rapididentification and detection method for Mycoplasma bovis(MB)and bovine viral diarrhea virus(BVDV),two pairs of specific primers were designed based onthe conserved sequences of MB uvrC gene and BVDV 5'-UTR,and a new modified two-temperature duplexPCR was developed from three-temperature conventional PCR. According to theresults,the developed assay could amplify the genesof both MB and BVDV simultaneously,and the PCR products were 412 bp for MB and 170 bp forBVDV,respectively. The specificity test resultsshowed no cross-reaction with other bovine pathogens was observed. Thesensitivity test results showed that the detection limit was 104 copies ofnucleic acids of two target genes. The interference test results showed the combinationof different concentrations of the two templates could be detected by themethod,and the experimental results were notaffected by the template concentrations. In conclusion,the developed two-temperature duplex PCRassay was specific,sensitive,rapid and simple,and it could be applied in differential diagnosis for clinical samplesand epidemiological investigation.