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Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation Vol. 21 Issue 4, 519-522
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Detection of Avian leukosis virus genome by a nested polymerase chain reaction using DNA and RNA from dried feather shafts

Hitoshi Hatai1, Kenji Ochiai and Takashi Umemura

Correspondence: 1Corresponding Author: Kenji Ochiai, Laboratory of Comparative Pathology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan. k-ochiai{at}vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp

The nested polymerase chain reaction (nPCR) using frozen feather pulp is useful for detecting fowl glioma-inducing virus (FGV), which belongs to the Avian leukosis virus family, and it has recently been suggested that FGV has spread to ornamental chickens kept in Japanese zoological gardens. In the current study, the practicality of using DNA and RNA from dried feather shafts as PCR samples was examined to establish a simple method for tissue preservation. Feather shafts were collected from 7 FGV-positive chickens and stored at room temperature for 30 days. DNA and RNA were extracted from these dried materials. All DNA and complementary DNA (cDNA) prepared from the RNA showed positive results for chicken β-actin and FGV, respectively. Screening for FGV was performed on Japanese fowls kept in zoological garden N. Of the feather shafts collected from 57 birds, 1 sample tested positive for FGV according to PCR of DNA and cDNA samples from the dried feather shafts. This positive bird originated from zoological garden A and had brain lesions suggestive of fowl glioma. The results suggest that DNA and RNA from dried feather shafts can be used in nPCR to detect the FGV genome.

Key Words: Chickens • dried tissue • nucleic acid extraction • polymerase chain reaction






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