Preparation and Identification of Specific Monoclonal Antibody against Porcine Circovirus Type 2

BALB/c mice were immunized using synthetic tandem polypeptide of Cap protein epitope of porcine circovirus type 2 （PCV2） as the antigen. By using lym-phocyte hybridoma technique, a hybridoma cellline stably secreting monoclonal an-tibody against PCV2-rCap protein was successful y obtained and named as 670#. The ascites titer of the obtained monoclonal antibody was 1∶100 000. Western blot results showed that the monoclonal antibody could react with prokaryotical y ex-pressed PET32a-ORF2 recombinant protein, eukaryotical y expressed ORF1-ORF2 tandem protein and PCV2 whole virus celllysate. Indirect EILSA demonstrated that the monoclonal antibody could bind with ORF1-ORF2 tandem protein. Indirect im-munofluorescence assay （IFA） indicated that the monoclonal antibody could identify native PCV2 virus. The preparation of this monoclonal antibody provided technical tools for epitope analysis and molecular diagnosis of PCV2 virus.

Phylogenetic Relationship Analysis of the Complete Genomes of Porcine Circovirus Type 2( PCV2) Strains Isolated from Hainan Province

[ Objective] This study aimed to investigate the molecular characteristics of porcine circovirus type 2 （PCV2） strains isolated from Hainan Province. [ Method] The complete genome of PCV2 was amplified from PMWS-suspected samples by PCR for sequence analysis. [ Result] A total of eight PCV2 strains were isolated and identified. All the eight isolates belonged to genotype PCV2b, among which seven isolates belonged to subgenotype PCV2b-1 C, and one isolate be- longed to subgenotype PCV2b-IA/1B. ORF2 gene of PCV2 isolates from Hainan Province was 705 bp in length, encoding 234 amino acids. Antigenic epitopes of Cap protein exhibited certain changes. Nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of ORF2 gene shared 95.3% -99.7% and 93.6% - 100% simi- larities among eight PCV2 isolates from Hainan Province, respectively. Moreover, nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of ORF2 gene of PCV2 isolates from Hainan Province shared 91.0% -99.9% and 91.0% -99.6% similarities with other PCV2 strain isolated from China （AY682994, AF381175, JX945577, JX682407, AY180397 ）, respectively; nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of ORF2 gene of PCV2 isolates from Hainan Province shared 90.0% - 97.0% and 88.0% -97.9% similarities with PCV2 isolates from other countries （ NC_005148, JQ994268, KJ187306, AF201307, AF454546, AY＂/Sd020）, respectively; nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of ORF2 gene of PCV2 isolates from Hainan Province shared 98.2% -100% and 94.9% -100% similarities with vaccine strain SH, respectively; nucleotide sequences and deduced amino acid sequences of ORF2 gene of PCV2 isolates from Hainan Province shared 90.6% -91.7% and 89.7% - 91.0% similarities with vaccine strain LG, respectively. [ Conclusion] This study provided theoretical hasis for the prevention and control of PCV2 and selection of vaccine strains in Hainan Province.

Epidemiological Investigation and Genetic Characterization of Type 2 PCV2 （Type 2 Porcine Circovirus） in Mexican Commercial Herds

PCV2 （Porcine circovirus type 2） is considered as the essential infectious agent of PMWS （post weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome） in pigs. Serological studies have shown that the virus is ubiquitous. Currently, there are many reports about the epidemiology and genetic characteristics of this virus around the world, but in Mexico it has not been studied. More than 3,500 samples of serum, rectal swabs, tissues and semen of 34 Mexican porcine farms from 10 important producer regions were analyzed by PCR. Results show that 97% of the farms were positive. Both genotypes, PCV2a and PCV2b were detected. It also found that the most prevalent genotype in Mexico is PCV2b. Regarding to amino acid sequence; three major heterogenic regions were present in the positions 59-91,123-136 and 185-210.

Genetic Variation of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 Isolate 201105ZJ

[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the genetic variation of porcine circovirus type 2 （PCV2） in China. [Method] The strain was isolated from infected samples by cel passage and preliminarily identified by PCR and IFA. Ful-length genome of the isolated strain was obtained by specific amplification for homology and phylogenetic analysis. [Result] A PCV2 strain was successful y isolated and named 201105ZJ, which could proliferate in PK15 cel lines. Specific fragments could be amplified by specific PCR assay. According to results of IFA assay, specif-ic immunofluorescence was observed; the TCID50 was low （102.67）; the ful-length genome sequence of the isolated strain was 1 768 bp, sharing 94.1%-96.8% ho-mology with 13 reference strains; to be specific, the isolated strain exhibited the highest homology of 96.8% with AF055392PCV2a; the isolated strain 201105ZJ and reference strain AF055392 belonged to genotype PCV2a, exhibiting a distant genetic relationship with genotype PCV2c. [Conclusion] Characteristics of genetic variation of PCV2 isolate 201105ZJ provided theoretical basis for vaccine development, investi-gation of PCV2 pathogenesis, and prevention and control of porcine circovirus-as-sociated diseases （PCVAD） in East China.

表达CSFV E2线性表位的PCV2病毒样颗粒的制备及免疫原性研究

为制备携带猪瘟病毒(CSFV)E2蛋白的猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)病毒样颗粒(VLP),并在小鼠体内评价其免疫原性,本研究采用PCR扩增PCV2 Cap基因,利用重叠延伸PCR将PCV2 Cap蛋白的诱饵表位(aa169~aa180)替换成编码两个连续的CSFV E2蛋白线性表位(aa829~aa837)的融合基因(PCV2-Cap^(169~180)-E2^(829~837))经测序鉴定正确后克隆至载体pET-32a(+)中,构建重组质粒p-Cap-E2并采用PCR方法鉴定正确后转化大肠杆菌BL21(DE3),经IPTG诱导表达重组蛋白(PCV2-Cap-E2),采用改良的镍亲和层析法纯化重组蛋白,并利用SDS-PAGE与western blot对重组蛋白的表达形式及反应原性鉴定;利用透射电镜观察纯化的重组蛋白能否形成VLP;利用本研究制备的VLP、PCV2及CSFV商品化疫苗分别免疫小鼠,采用ELISA方法检测免疫后不同时间小鼠体内的抗体水平及细胞因子含量。SDS-PAGE结果显示,在49 ku处出现目的条带,且重组蛋白主要以可溶性形式表达,纯化得到单一的目的蛋白;western blot结果显示,重组蛋白能够与猪源PCV2多克隆抗体(PAb)、猪源CSFV PAb及HRP标记的6×His-Tag小鼠单克隆抗体(MAb)发生特异性反应,在49 ku处出现特异性条带;电镜观察可见重组蛋白形成规则的VLP;抗体的ELISA结果显示,与PBS对照相比,VLP能够诱导小鼠产生较高的PCV2及CSFV抗体水平(P<0.01),与各商品化疫苗均无显著差异。细胞因子的ELISA结果显示,与PBS对照组相比,VLP能够诱导小鼠产生较高水平的细胞因子(P<0.01)。体外病毒中和试验结果显示,VLP免疫的小鼠血清中具有中和PCV2的活性。综上所述,本实验首次在大肠杆菌中可溶性表达并获得了纯化的重组蛋白(PCV2-Cap-E2),且其能够在体外自组装成VLP,并可刺激小鼠产生针对PCV2 Cap蛋白及CSFV E2蛋白的特异性抗体,为研制针对PCV2和CSFV的新型二联VLP疫苗提供了物质基础。

引起典型PDNS的PCV-2病原分子特征分析

为了了解引起贵州省贵定县某猪场育肥猪群出现的典型猪皮炎肾病综合征(PDNS)的PCV-2的分子特征,试验首先对采自该猪场患病猪血清进行PCR扩增和克隆测序,然后采用多种分子生物学软件及网站对PCV-2的基因型、基因结构、推导蛋白等进行研究。结果表明:PCR扩增得到大小为1767 bp的条带,与GenBank中CZ246毒株序列(登录号为MZ995482)的相似性最高,将获得的毒株命名为PCV-2 GZGD2022。PCV-2 GZGD2022株为PCV-2d基因型,与PCV-2d参考株NLControl4(登录号为AY484410)相比,含10个开放阅读框(ORF),缺失ORF8,其ORF5终止密码子提前,大小仅为21 bp。该毒株在基因组第1042位有1个碱基T的缺失,但导致Cap蛋白C末端延伸的是脯氨酸(P)而非赖氨酸(K)。与疫苗株(LG株、DBN-SX07-2株、ZJ株、SH株)相比,在Cap蛋白的抗原表位区有7个特异性突变点(F53I、R59K、A68N、T134N、A190T、A68N、T134N)。上述疫苗株之间磷酸化位点的差异主要集中在Cap蛋白上,在88 aa处多了1个丝氨酸磷酸化位点,在47 aa、134 aa、149 aa处少了1个苏氨酸磷酸化位点,在55 aa和218 aa处少了1个酪氨酸磷酸化位点。Rep蛋白有3个N糖基化位点(23NPS25、256NQT258和286NAT288),Cap蛋白有1个N糖基化位点(143NYS145)。Rep、Cap蛋白为混合型蛋白。此外,Rep、Cap蛋白有一些特殊功能结构域,如前者的PH-LIKE、NACHT等结构域和后者的乙酰化修饰位点(1MTYPR6)与核定位信号(NLS)。说明引起贵州省贵定县某猪场猪群出现典型PDNS的致病株为PCV-2d基因型,该毒株缺失ORF8,编码蛋白的氨基酸、抗原表位和磷酸化位点的改变可能是导致其毒力较强、引起典型PDNS的原因。

cGAS蛋白促进PCV-2茎环结构诱导cGAS-STING信号通路天然免疫反应研究

为了探索猪圆环病毒2型(PCV-2)DNA茎环结构是否可以激活环鸟苷酸腺苷酸合成酶(cGAS),以及是否诱导cGAS-STING信号通路天然免疫反应,试验将含有PCV-2茎环结构的单链DNA(SL-DNA)转染至PK15细胞中,通过Western-blot检测cGAS蛋白是否在PK15细胞中表达;将SL-DNA转染至过表达及敲除cGAS蛋白的PK15细胞中,通过实时荧光定量PCR检测细胞中cGAS、干扰素刺激基因(STING)、TANK结合激酶1(TBK1)、干扰素调节因子3(IRF3)、干扰素-β(IFN-β)、白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)基因的表达水平。结果表明:SL-DNA转染后,PK15细胞中cGAS蛋白表达量上升;过表达cGAS蛋白的PK15细胞与PK15细胞相比,SL-DNA转染后cGAS、STING、TBK1、IRF3、IFN-β、IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α基因的相对表达量均极显著升高(P<0.01);敲除cGAS蛋白的PK15细胞与PK15细胞相比,SL-DNA转染后cGAS、STING、TBK1、IRF3、IFN-β、IL-1β、IL-6、TNF-α基因的相对表达量均极显著降低(P<0.01)。说明cGAS蛋白可以识别PCV-2的茎环结构,并且促进其诱导的cGAS-STING信号通路天然免疫反应。

A survey on porcine circovirus type 2 infection and phylogenetic analysis of its ORF2 gene in Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province,China

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) is closely related to the postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS). In this study, the pig serum and tissue samples collected from different regions of Hangzhou District in Zhejiang Province of China between 2003 and 2005 were analyzed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for PCV2 antibody and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for ORF2 gene. The results show that out of 1250 randomly collected serum samples, 500 sera (40%) were seropositive for PCV2. PCR results demonstrate that Hangzhou PCV2 with more than 50% Chinese PCV2 strains and French PCV2 formed Cluster A. Only one PCV2 from Hangzhou belonged to Cluster B with some other Chinese PCV2 and Netherlands’s isolates. Cluster C consisted of PCV2 isolates from China, US, Canada, UK and Germany. The results indicate that the PCV2 infection was widespread in Hangzhou.

Development of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Porcine Circovirus Type 2

In this study, the loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method was used to develop a rapid and simple detection system for porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2). According to the PCV2 sequences published in GenBank, multiple LAMP primers were designed targeting conserved sequences of PCV2. Using the DNA extracted from PCV2 isolates HUN-09 and SD-09 as the template, LAMP reactions in a PCV2 LAMP system was performed, the amplification products were detected by adding SYBR Green I and could be observed directly by the naked eye. The results showed highly-efficient and specific amplification in 30 min at 63°C with a LAMP real-time turbidimeter. Furthermore, PCV2 DNA templates, with a detection limit of 5.5×10-5 ng of nucleic acid, indicated that this assay was highly sensitive. The results obtained with the naked eye after SYBR Green I staining were consistent with those detected by the real-time turbidimeter, showing the potential simplicity of interpretation of the assay results. The LAMP assay appeared to have greater accuracy than PCR and virus isolation for the analysis of 18 clinical samples. In addition it offers higher specificity and sensitivity, shorter reaction times and simpler procedures than the currently available methods of PCV2 detection. It is therefore a promising tool for the effective and efficient detection of PCV2.

种公猪精液中CSFV、PCV2和PRRSV多重PCR检测方法的建立及应用

旨在建立可同时检测猪精液中猪瘟病毒(CSFV)、猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)和猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒(PRRSV)的多重PCR方法。根据GenBank数据库中的CSFV E2基因、PCV2 ORF2基因及PRRSV ORF5基因,设计3对特异性引物,通过优化反应条件和特异性、敏感性检验,建立可同时检测上述3种病原的多重PCR方法,用该方法对30份精液样品进行检测。结果表明,所建立的方法可同时扩增出734 bp(CSFV)、476 bp(PCV2)、305 bp(PRRSV)的目的条带,且对猪的其他病毒(PRV、PEDV、TEGV)扩增结果呈阴性,多重PCR最低检出限1×10^(7) copies/μL,具有良好的特异性和较高的灵敏度。用单一PCR与多重PCR方法对临床样品进行检测,两种方法的检测结果一致,表明该方法可同时对种公猪精液中CSFV、PCV2和PRRSV的检测。

一株高病毒载量PCV2毒株的基因组特征及序列分析

【目的】了解广东省某猪群中猪圆环病毒2型(Porcine circovirus type 2,PCV2)流行毒株的遗传进化情况,丰富PCV2分子流行病学数据,为当地PCV2疫苗候选株的选用和研发提供参考。【方法】使用qPCR方法对疑似PCV2的样品进行检测,发现1株具有高病毒载量的PCV2毒株,命名为GD222858。通过PCR方法进行全基因组分子克隆及遗传进化分析。使用MegAlign软件将该毒株ORF1、ORF2基因编码的氨基酸序列与PCV2同亚型参考毒株进行比对,分析氨基酸序列的相似性;采用DNAStar预测该毒株的Cap蛋白二级结构及B细胞表位,并与4株疫苗株DBN-SX07-2(HM641752)、LG(HM038034)、SH(HM038027)、ZJ(AY686764)的Cap蛋白抗原指数进行比对分析。【结果】GD222858毒株基因组长度为1767 bp。遗传进化分析表明该毒株属于PCV2d亚型。与国内外82株参考毒株的核苷酸相似性为91.4%~99.6%,与越南毒株Han8(GenBank登录号:JQ181600)的亲缘关系最近。在ORF1编码的Rep蛋白处发现多个特异性突变位点F70Y、F77L、W202R、N256S;ORF2编码的Cap蛋白相对保守。Protean预测Cap蛋白的氨基酸第5~18、24~25、39~41、48~49、57~65、99、101、112~114、139~140、145~150、162~165、175~181、188~189、205~211、227~232位置处均可能存在潜在的B细胞表位。GD222858毒株的Cap蛋白抗原指数与4株疫苗株均有差异,在氨基酸45~57、124~132、223~233位置处抗原指数明显高于4株疫苗株,且与疫苗株HM038034差异最大。【结论】GD222858毒株感染猪群的原因可能是Rep蛋白多个位点发生特异性突变及疫苗株选用不当所致。

广西壮族自治区猪圆环病毒2型(PCV2)分子流行病学调查及遗传变异分析

[目的]了解猪圆环病毒2型(porcine circovirus type 2,PCV2)在广西壮族自治区的流行情况及遗传特征。[方法]采用PCR方法对广西壮族自治区不同地区送检的病料进行PCV2检测和全基因组序列扩增。应用BioEdit、Mega 7.0、RDP 5和SimPlot(ver 3.5.1)软件对获得的24株PCV2毒株全基因组序列进行核苷酸序列相似性、遗传变异和重组分析,并对Cap蛋白氨基酸序列变异位点进行分析。[结果]PCV2广西株基因组大小均为1768 bp;核苷酸序列相似性分析显示,广西株与参考株PCV1~PCV4的相似性在44.7%~99.7%,与PCV3亲缘性最低;广西株为PCV2b和PCV2d型,PCV2d流行最为广泛;全基因组序列重组分析显示,部分广西株存在重组事件;与疫苗株AY686764-PCV2b和HM641752-PCV2b相比,PCV2广西株的Cap蛋白氨基酸序列共有21个位点发生变异。[结论]PCV2广西流行毒株以PCV2d型为主,部分毒株具有重组现象,部分位点发生独特的氨基酸变异,遗传进化趋势明显。研究结果为广西壮族自治区PCV2的流行病学调查和遗传进化特征分析提供了基本数据。

Mouse models of porcine circovirus 2 infection

PCV2 is considered the main pathogen of porcine circovirus diseases and porcine circovirus-associated diseases(PCVD/PCVAD). However, the exact mechanism underlying PCVD/PCVAD is currently unknown. Mouse models of PCV2 are valuable experimental tools that can shed light on the pathogenesis of infection and will enable the evaluation of antiviral agents and vaccine candidates. In this review, we discuss the current state of knowledge of mouse models used in PCV2 research that has been performed to date, highlighting their strengths and limitations, as well as prospects for future PCV2 studies.

Genetic Diversity of Intragenomic Rearrangement of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 in vitro and in vivo

We characterized the genome sequences of defective-interfering(DI) particle DNA of porcine circovirus type 2(PCV2) by sequencing and bioinformatics analyses. DI particles were both generated by serial passage of PCV2 in PK15 cells and obtained from sera of pigs with postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome(PMWS). These subviral isolates ranged from 358 nt to 1 125 nt genomes. Investigating the complexity and diversity of PCV2 DI in vivo and in vitro can help elucidating the evolutionary history of PCV2.

Changes of the Transcriptional Levels of Molecules Associated with Endogenous Antigen Processing and Presentation in Porcine Skin-derived Dendritic Cells Infected with PCV2 in vivo

[Objective] This study aimed to investigate the changes of the transcriptional levels of molecules associated with endogenous antigen processing and presenta- tion in porcine skin-derived dendritic cells infected with PCV2 in vivo. [Method] Healthy 40-day-old Landrace piglets were infected with porcine circovirus type 2 （PCV2） and euthanized on the 34, 7rd, 14th, 21st and 35th d post inoculation （DPI）. The porcine skin-derived dendritic cells （DCs） were collected to analyze the transcrip- tional levels of molecules （LMP7, UBP, MHC-I, calreticulin） associated with endogenous antigen processing and presentation by using real-time fluorescent quantitative PCR （real-time FQ-PCR）. [Result] The results showed that the level of LMP7 mR- NAs was reduced significantly on the 3DPI （P〈0.05）; the level of UBP mRNAs was consistently up-regulated, which increased significantly on the 21DPI and 35DPI （P〈 0.05）; the level of MHC-I mRNAs was significantly down-regulated on the 7DPI （P〈 0.05）; the level of calreticulin mRNAs was up-regulated slightly without significant dif- ference. [Conclusion] PCV2 can inhibit the endogenous antigen processing and presentation ability of porcine skin-derived DCs at early stages of infection.

Recent Advances in Epidemiology of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 and Diagnosis of Porcine Circovirus-Associated Diseases

Porcine cimovirus （PCV） is the smallest animal virus so far and has two serotypes. PCV1 is nonpathogenic, but PCV2 is pathogenic and causes post-weaning multisystemic wasting syndrome （ PMWS）. Factors to induce PMWS include immunity and infection status of sows, infec- tion time, mixed infection, PCV2 variants, physical status of gilts, and feeding management. For final diagnosis, histopathological changes and ex- istence of PCV2 in lymphoid tissues are professional standards, because fluorescence quantitative RT-PCR is not enough specific or sensitive. The commemial PCV2 vaccines can reduce occurrence of PMWS and PCV-related diseases. This paper reviews recent advances in epidemiology of PCV2 as well as diagnosis and control of PMWS.

Epidemiology Survey of Porcine Parvovirus and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 in Sichuan Province

[ Objective] The study aimed to analyze the prevalence of Porcine Parvovirus （PPV） and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 （ PCV2 ） and the mixed infection in Sichuan Province to lay the foundation for further predicting the tendency of the plague and formulating appropriate prevention and control strategies. [ Method] Two hundred and seventy -three samples were collected from 21 large pig farms in Sichuan province, and epidemiology of PPV and PCV2 were investigated by PCR detecting. [ Result] The positive rate of PPV was 17.22% （47/273）, and positive rate of pig farms was 38.1% （8/21）, meanwhile it also displayed the feature that infection rate of boar was higher than that of piglets; The positive rate of PCV2 was 52.38% （143/273）, and positive rate of pig farms was 85.7% （18/21）, and it showed the trend that the infection rate of PCV2 was rising with the growth of the age. The co-infection rate of PPV and PCV2 was 10.62% （29/273）, and co-infection rate of pig farms was 28.7% （6/21）, which mainly concentrated in the sow and nursery piglets. Only 14.3% （3/21） pig farms was epidemiologically negative of PPV and PCV2. [ Conclusion] PPV and PCV2 and co-infection was widely popular in Sichuan province, and it did more serious harm to the pig-raising industry.

An Immunochromatographic Strip Test for Rapid Detection of Antibodies against Porcine Circovirus Type 2

Porcine cimovirus type 2 (PCV2) infection causes huge economic losses, but no serological method is available for batch detection of field samples. The aim of the study was to develop a method for large-batch detection of PCV2 infection. Colloidal gold-labeled staphylococcal protein A (SPA) was sprayed on glass fibers to prepare a conjugate pad. The recombinant ORF2 protein of PCV2 was blotted on the test line of the nitrocellulose (NC) membrane, and pig IgG was streaked on the control line of the NC membrane. Then, the immunochromatographic strip was used for detection of antibodies against PCV2. The results show that the strip test was simple and the results could be determined within 10 min with naked eyes. The test strip was highly specific for pig serum against PCV2 and no cross-reaction with pig serum against other pathogens was observed. The test strip had close similarity with ELISA. Storage at RT for 6 months did not affect the specificity and sensitivity obviously. A total of 324 clinical pig sera were detected by both ELISA and the developed test strip, and the coincidence was 98.77%. Therefore, the developed immunochromatographic strip is specific, sensitive, stable, fast and simple, and it is suitable for on-site detection of antibodies against PCV2.

Establishment and Application of a Real-time Fluorescent Quantitative PCR Method for Detection of Porcine Circovirus Type 2

[ Objective ] To establish a real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction （PCR） method with SYBR Green I for the detection of porcine circovirus type 2 （PCV2）. [Methods] Specific primers were designed to amplify the conserved gene segments of PCV2 with a size of 177 bp by PCR. The ampli- fied gene was cloned into the vector of pMD 18-T and transformed into DHSct to screen positive clones. After being extracted and purified, the recombinant plasraids pMD 18-T-177 were taken as the standard DNA templates to establish the fluorescence quantitative PCR method for the detection of PCV2, and the PCR re- action conditions were optimized. [ Results] Ct value of the established PCR method showed a good linear relationship with the standard DNA templates within a viral load of 3.21 × 100 -4.16 × 108 copies/μL , the correlation coefficient was O. 998 8 and the slope was - 3.286. The method did not show any cress-reactions with the genomes of PRRSV, PCV1, CSFV, PRV, PPV and Escherichia coli. Sensitivity of this method was proved to be 3.21 × 10 copies/μL, which was 1 000 times higher as conventional PCR method. Variation coefficients of the repeated trims among same batch or different batches were both less than 3.00%. Positive rate of clinical samples detected by the established PCR method was 58.94%, which was significantly higher than the detection rate by conventional PCR. [ Conclusions ] A reM-time fluorescent quantitative PCR method with SYBR Green I for the detection of PCV2 was established, which was better for conducting the quan- titative analysis and the early diagnosis of PCV2 infection.

Expression of Porcine Circovirus Type 2 ORF2 Gene in Myocardial Cells of Detached Cherry Valley Duck

The objective of this study was to construct the recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid of ORF2 gene harboring enhanced green fluorescent protein （EGFP） report gene. ORF2 gene of porcine circovirus type 2 cloned by PCR was ligated to the expression vector pEGFP-N1, which contains enhanced green fluorescent protein （EGFP） report gene, the recombinant eukaryotic expression plasmid pEGFP-N1-ORF2 was constructed successfully and was transfected into pre- pared duck myocardial cells （DMCs） by lipofectin. According to the result, the fluorescence expression was directly detected with fluorescence microscope, and the expression of ORF2 were analyzed by RT-PCR and indirect immunofluorescence assay （IFA） respectively. About 48 h after transfection, green fluorescent can be observed on transfected cells ： T-PCR and IFA were positive. This indicated that ORF2 gene of PCV2 was expressed efficiently in transfected duck myocardial cells.