Abstract
The objective of this study was to develop a multiplex real-time PCR panel using TaqMan probes for the detection and differentiation of porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus North American type (PRRSV-NA), pseudorabies virus (PRV), classical swine fever virus (CSFV), porcine parvovirus type 1 (PPV1) and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV). Specific primer and probe combinations for PCV2, PRRSV, PRV, CSFV, PPV1 and JEV were selected within the conserved region of each viral genome. The multiplex real-time PCR panel which was run in two separate tubes was capable of specific detection of the six selected pig viruses, without cross-reactions with other non-targeted pig viruses. The detection limit of the assays was 10 copies/μL for PCV2, PRV, CSFV and PRRSV and 100 copies/μL for PPV and JEV. The two-tube multiplex real-time PCR panel showed 99.2% concordance with conventional PCR assays on 118 field samples. Overall, the multiplex real-time PCR panel provides a fast, specific, and sensitive diagnostic tool for detection of multiple viral pathogens in pigs and will be useful not only for diagnostics, or ecological, epidemiological and pathogenesis studies, but also for investigating host/virus or virus/virus interactions, particularly during coinfections.
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