Detection of Antigenic Variants of Subtype H3 Swine Influenza A Viruses from Clinical Samples
Autor: | Andrew S. Bowman, Lei Li, Larry A. Hanson, Xiu-Feng Wan, Brigitte E. Martin, Jacqueline M. Nolting, David R. Smith |
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Rok vydání: | 2017 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
Microbiology (medical) Swine Population Biology Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction medicine.disease_cause Virus Antigenic drift Clinical Veterinary Microbiology 03 medical and health sciences Orthomyxoviridae Infections Virology Influenza A virus medicine Antigenic variation Animals education Antigens Viral Immunoassay Swine Diseases education.field_of_study Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Influenza A Virus H3N2 Subtype Antigenic shift Outbreak Antigenic Variation Vaccination 030104 developmental biology |
Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 55:1037-1045 |
ISSN: | 1098-660X 0095-1137 |
DOI: | 10.1128/jcm.02049-16 |
Popis: | A large population of genetically and antigenically diverse influenza A viruses (IAVs) are circulating among the swine population, playing an important role in influenza ecology. Swine IAVs not only cause outbreaks among swine but also can be transmitted to humans, causing sporadic infections and even pandemic outbreaks. Antigenic characterizations of swine IAVs are key to understanding the natural history of these viruses in swine and to selecting strains for effective vaccines. However, influenza outbreaks generally spread rapidly among swine, and the conventional methods for antigenic characterization require virus propagation, a time-consuming process that can significantly reduce the effectiveness of vaccination programs. We developed and validated a rapid, sensitive, and robust method, the polyclonal serum-based proximity ligation assay (polyPLA), to identify antigenic variants of subtype H3N2 swine IAVs. This method utilizes oligonucleotide-conjugated polyclonal antibodies and quantifies antibody-antigen binding affinities by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR). Results showed the assay can rapidly detect H3N2 IAVs directly from nasal wash or nasal swab samples collected from laboratory-challenged animals or during influenza surveillance at county fairs. In addition, polyPLA can accurately separate the viruses at two contemporary swine IAV antigenic clusters (H3N2 swine IAV-α and H3N2 swine IAV-ß) with a sensitivity of 84.9% and a specificity of 100.0%. The polyPLA can be routinely used in surveillance programs to detect antigenic variants of influenza viruses and to select vaccine strains for use in controlling and preventing disease in swine. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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