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Rapid and sensitive detection of redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus ( RGNNV ) infection by aptamer–coat protein–aptamer sandwich enzyme‐linked apta‐sorbent assay ( ELASA )
Author(s) -
Zhou L,
Li P,
Ni S,
Yu Y,
Yang M,
Wei S,
Qin Q
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of fish diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1365-2761
pISSN - 0140-7775
DOI - 10.1111/jfd.12656
Subject(s) - biology , virology , aptamer , virus , microbiology and biotechnology
Redspotted grouper nervous necrosis virus ( RGNNV ) is one of the most devastating pathogens in the aquaculture of the grouper, Epinephlus sp., worldwide. The early and rapid diagnosis of RGNNV is important for the prevention of RGNNV infection. In this study, an aptamer (A10)‐based sandwich enzyme‐linked apta‐sorbent assay ( ELASA ) was developed for RGNNV diagnosis. This sandwich ELASA showed high specificity for the RGNNV coat protein ( CP ) and virions in virus‐infected cells and tissues. At the optimized working concentration of 200 nM of aptamer, the ELASA could detect RGNNV in the lysates of as few as 4 × 10 3 RGNNV ‐infected GB cells. Incubation for 10 min was sufficient to produce accurate results. The sandwich ELASA was most stable at incubation temperatures of 4–25°C, but could still distinguish RGNNV ‐infected samples from the controls at 37°C. It could detect RGNNV infection in brain lysates diluted 1/10, with results consistent with those of reverse transcription PCR , although with 10% less sensitivity. The main equipment required includes dissection tools, a water bath, Pierce™ Streptavidin Coated Plates and a microplate reader. The sandwich ELASA has great potential utility for the rapid and sensitive diagnosis of RGNNV in its early stages by fish farmers.