期刊
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
卷 298, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2021.109489
关键词
Real-time recombinase-aided amplification; Toxoplasma gondii; Rapid detection
资金
- Fundamental Research Funds for IAS-CAAS [2020YWFZX11]
- National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFD0501000, 2017YFD0502300]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31772739]
- CAU-Grant for the Prevention and Control of Immunosuppressive Disease in Animals (CAU-G-PCIDA) of the China Agricultural University
Toxoplasma gondii is a widely distributed parasite that poses a threat to human health and causes economic losses through various transmission pathways. Development of a rapid point-of-care diagnostic technology is crucial for controlling pathogen spread, and in this study, a real-time isothermal amplification method was developed for detecting the T. gondii genome in swine and feline blood samples, showing advantages in sensitivity and portability.
Toxoplasma gondii, a protozoan intracellular parasite, is present in a wide range of hosts, including virtually all species of warm-blooded vertebrates. Toxoplasmosis spreads to humans through a variety of pathways, including contaminated food or water, and close contact with various types of domestic animals. It poses a severe threat to human health, and contributes to important economic losses, not only in cost-of-illness but also in surveillance programs. It is thus necessary to develop a rapid point-of-care field diagnostic technology to control or prevent pathogen transmission to economically important livestock animals, domestic animals, and human beings. In this study, we develop a real-time isothermal amplification method capable of detecting the T. gondii genome in swine and feline blood samples. This method can detect toxoplasma genome with a lowest detection limit of 10(2) copies of per reaction under optimal reaction conditions of 36 degrees C for 25 min. The assay displayed advantages in sensitivity and specificity in comparison to traditional real-time PCR, and can be performed in a portable instrument.
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