Article
Development of real-time RT-qPCR assays for the typing of two novel bluetongue virus genotypes derived from sheeppox vaccine.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Dec 2021
King Simon, Flannery John, Batten Carrie, Rajko-Nenow Paulina
Abstract excerpt
Previously, we reported the detection of two novel bluetongue virus (BTV) strains (SPvvvv/02 and SPvvvv/03), possibly representing new BTV genotypes, in a batch of sheeppox vaccine. We developed type-specific RT-qPCR assays (targeting genome segment 2) for these two new BTV strains. The limit of detection of both assays was 10 genome copies/μl and no cross-reactivity with other BTV genotypes was observed. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Bluetongue
- Bluetongue virus
- Genotype
- Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sheep
- Vaccines
