| Literature DB >> 24982556 |
Hwi Won Seo1, Kiwon Han1, Yeonsu Oh1, Ikjae Kang1, Changhoon Park1, Hye Eun Joo1, Sung-Hoon Kim1, Bog-Hieu Lee1, Chanhee Chae1.
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to evaluate polyclonal- and monoclonal-antibody-based immunohistochemical (IHC) tests for the detection of 2 genotypes of Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), a and b, in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded lymph-node tissue from pigs with experimental or natural postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome and to compare the IHC results with those of in-situ hybridization (ISH) assays. The ISH assays proved more sensitive than the IHC tests for the detection of PCV2a and PCV2b. According to these findings, polyclonal-antibody-based IHC testing is the most practical routine diagnostic method for the detection of PCV2 regardless of genotype because IHC testing is less technically complex than ISH testing. However, ISH assays are useful to differentiate between PCV2a and PCV2b in surveillance programs for the monitoring of PCV2 in swine herds.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24982556 PMCID: PMC4068416
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Can J Vet Res ISSN: 0830-9000 Impact factor: 1.310