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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-2-5
pubmed:abstractText
This study evaluates the feasibility of the use of the FTA Gene Guard System (a commercial product consisting of filter paper impregnated with patented chemicals supplied by the Whatman company) for the shipment, storage and detection of RNA rabies viruses by a simplified hemi-nested reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. HnRT-PCR of the rabies virus nucleoprotein gene with specific primers showed that viral RNA extracted from crude infected tissues remained stable after fixation on the filter paper under diverse environmental conditions for at least 35 days. The sequence analysis of the products amplified from five out of the seven known genotypes of Lyssaviruses showed the stability of viral RNA viruses after fixation on the filter paper. Furthermore, the sensitivity of the hnRT-PCR following RNA fixation on the filter paper was equivalent to that of standard hnRT-PCR. In conclusion, the stability of viral RNA and the inactivation of infectivity make the FTA technology useful for the storage, transport, collection and subsequent molecular analysis of viral rabies RNA, facilitating epidemiological investigations in the field.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0166-0934
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
140
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
174-82
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Biotechnology, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Cricetinae, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Dogs, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Evaluation Studies as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Filtration, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Foxes, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Lyssavirus, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Paper, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Rabies virus, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Specimen Handling, pubmed-meshheading:17157394-Time Factors
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of filter paper (FTA) technology for sampling, recovery and molecular characterisation of rabies viruses.
pubmed:affiliation
National Laboratory of Research on Rabies and Wildlife Diseases, Community Reference Institute for Rabies Serology, AFSSA Nancy, BP 40009, F-54220 Malzéville, France. e.picard@nancy.afssa.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies