Abstract:
Objective Since 2020, rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus type 2 (RHdV-2) was isolated and identified in China, and it was endemic. So a quick and easy diagnostic methods is urgently needed.
Method Initially, the bioinformatics software Vector NTI alignment was utilized to analyze the genomic sequences of two serotypes rabbit hemorrhagic disease type 1 and rabbit hemorrhagic disease type 2, and identify a specific and conserved fragment VP60 of RHdV-2 RAA-LFD probes and specific primers were designed accordingly. Subsequently, based on the RAA amplification products, the optimal CRISPR-derived RNA was designed and screened, and the reaction conditions of RAA-CRISPR/Cas13a (Cpf1)-LFD was optimized. The sensitivity and specificity were evaluated. RAA esteblished in our previous study and RAA-CRISPR/Cas13a(Cpf1)-LFD detection method were applied to the detection of clinical samples.
Result The results of the homology analysis indicated that there were specific and conserved sequences on the VP60 gene of RHdV-2. Based on this specific and conserved gene fragment, VP60-specific primers were synthesized for RAA amplification. Using the RAA production as the reaction template, the same positive sample was detected, and it was found that crRNA1 had higher specificity. In terms of reaction time, only an additional 10 minutes were needed after the basic RAA reaction to obtain a clear positive result on the test strip. The sensitivity test results showed that the lowest detectable plasmid copy number with the recombinant plasmid as the template was 6.7×101 copies·μL−1, which was 100 times more sensitive than the RAA-LFD method. The specificity results of RAA-CRISPR/Cas13a(Cpf1)-LFD test showed that only RHdV-2 was positive, indicating it had good specificity.The detection of 31 clinical samples using the RAA-CRISPR/Cas13a(cpf1)-LFD method resulted in 10 positive samples, with a detection rate of 25.8%, indicating that the method has good sensitivity.
Conclusion In this study, we developed RAA-CRISPR/Cas13a(Cpf1)-LFD for RHdV-2, which was quick and easy.The method is of great significance for the rapid diagnosis of RHdV-2 and the scientific prevention and control of the disease.