• FluTrackers.com Inc. does not provide medical advice. Information on this web site is collected from various internet resources, and the FluTrackers board of directors makes no warranty to the safety, efficacy, correctness or completeness of the information posted on this site by any author or poster. The information collated here is for instructional and/or discussion purposes only and is NOT intended to diagnose or treat any disease, illness, or other medical condition. Every individual reader or poster should seek advice from their personal physician/healthcare practitioner before considering or using any interventions that are discussed on this website. By continuing to access this website you agree to consult your personal physican before using any interventions posted on this website, and you agree to hold harmless FluTrackers.com Inc., the board of directors, the members, and all authors and posters for any effects from use of any medication, supplement, vitamin or other substance, device, intervention, etc. mentioned in posts on this website, or other internet venues referenced in posts on this website.
  • We are not asking for any donations. Do not donate to any entity who says they are raising funds for us.

BMC Microbiol. Complementary monoclonal antibody-based dot ELISA for universal detection of H5 avian influenza virus

Giuseppe

Emeritus
Complementary monoclonal antibody-based dot ELISA for universal detection of H5 avian influenza virus (BMC Microbiol., abstract, edited)


[Source: BioMedCentral, full text: <cite cite="http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/330/abstract">Abstract | Complementary monoclonal antibody-based dot ELISA for universal detection of H5 avian influenza virus</cite>. Abstract, edited.]

Complementary monoclonal antibody-based dot ELISA for universal detection of H5 avian influenza virus

Fang He, Retno D Soejoedono, Sri Murtini, Michael Goutama and Jimmy Kwang

BMC Microbiology 2010, 10:330
doi:10.1186/1471-2180-10-330
Published: 30 December 2010


Abstract (provisional)

Background
Rapid diagnosis and surveillance for H5 subtype viruses are critical for the control of H5N1 infection.

Results
In this study, H5 Dot ELISA, a rapid test for the detection of avian H5N1 inuenza virus, was developed with two complementary H5 monoclonal antibodies. HA sequencing of escape mutants followed by epitope mapping revealed that the two Mabs target the epitope component (189th amino acid) on the HA protein but are specific for different amino acids (189Lys or 189Arg). Gene alignment indicated that these two amino acids are the most frequent types on this position among all of the H5 AIV reported in GeneBank. These two H5 Mabs were used together in a dot ELISA to detect H5 viral antigen. The detection limit of the developed test for multiple clades of H5N1 viruses, including clades 0, 1, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 4, 7, and 8, was less than 0.5 hemagglutinin units. The specificity of the optimized dot ELISA was examined by using 100 H5 strains, including H5N1 HPAI strains from multiple clades, 36 non-H5N1 viruses, and 4 influenza B viruses. No cross-reactivity was observed for any of the non-H5N1 viruses tested. Among 200 random poultry samples, the test gave 100% positive results for all of the twelve RT-PCR-positive samples.

Conclusions
Considering that the test is convenient for field use, this H5 Dot ELISA can be used for on-site detection of H5N1 infection in clinical or environmental specimens and facilitate the investigation of H5N1 influenza outbreaks and surveillance in poultry.

-
-----
 
Back
Top Bottom