Generation and characterization of an anti-GP73 monoclonal antibody for immunoblotting and sandwich ELISA

Recently, serum Golgi protein 73 （GP73） levels have been found to be elevated in patients with hepatocellu- lar carcinoma （HCC）, and GP73 has been proposed as a novel marker for HCC. However, GP73 levels in patients remain controversial due to the specificity of the anti-GP73 antibody-based enzyme linked immunosorbent as- say （ELISA）. Therefore, an anti-GP73 antibody with high specificity was highly demanded. In the present study, by hybridoma screening, we generated an anti-GP73 monoclonal antibody （mAb） designated as 6A2 using recom- binant GP73 protein produced by prokaryotic expression. The specificity of 6A2 was evaluated by Western blot- ting, immunohistochemistry and immunoprecipitation. The results showed that 6A2 recognized GP73 in both native and denatured forms. In addition, we have developed a sandwich ELISA using 6A2 and GP73 polyclonal antibody generated in New Zealand white rabbits according to standard procedures, and measured the serum GP73 level of patients using this assay. Our results showed that serum GP73 levels of HCC patients were significantly higher than those of healthy controls （P = 0.0036）. Furthermore, for the first time, GP73 serum level was found to be elevated in patients with breast cancer compared with healthy controls （P = 0.0172）.

Detection of Bluetongue Virus Group-specific Antigen Using Monoclonal Antibody Based Sandwich ELISA

A monoclonal antibody (MAb) specific for the bluetongue virus (BTV) group specific antigen (VP7) was characterized for its reactivity with purified virus and recombinant BTV VP7 (rVP7) protein and its suitability for use in the sandwich ELISA.The MAb,designated as 5B5 was specific to VP7 and belongs to IgG2a subclass and was selected for the development of the sELISA in this study.The MAb had a titer of 1:25 with BTV and 1:2 with the rVP7 protein.The sELISA is based on capturing of BTV antigen with VP7 specific MAb followed by detection using BTV polyclonal antiserum raised in rabbits.The assay was evaluated with six cell culture adapted serotypes of BTV that have been isolated from India,1,2,15,17,18 and 23.The assay could detect BTV antigen as early as day 8 in blood.It was also successfully applied for the detection of BTV group specific antigen in clinical samples of blood,washed RBCs,buffy coat and plasma.A total of 102 field samples from animals,suspected of being infected with BTV,were tested and 29.42% were positive.The blood samples were also amplified in cell culture which improved the sensitivity of the assay.Results confirmed that the sELISA is rapid and specific.

Development of Double Antibody Sandwich ELISA for Detection of Duck or Goose Flavivirus

In order to establish double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （DAS-ELISA） for detection of duck or goose flavivirus, polyclonal antibody against the flavivirus strain JS804 in geese and monoclonal antibody against the E protein of flavivirus strain JS804 in geese were used as the capture antibody and detection antibody, respectively. The optimal dilution of the capture antibody and detecting antibody capable of detecting the flavivirus strain JS804 in geese were 1：3 200 and 1：160 in the check-board titration, respectively. The reaction time of sample was 1 h, and the optimal working dilution of HRP-labeled goat-anti-mouse IgG was 1：10 000. The positive standard value was 0.247 （OD450.m）. The geese flavivirus could be detected at a minimal concentration of 1.875 μg mL^-1. The ELISA had no cross-reaction with Newcastle disease virus （NDV）, Avian influenza virus （AIV）, Infectious bronchitis virus （IBV）, Infectious bursal disease virus （IBDV）, Duck hepatitis virus （DHV）, and Gosling plague virus （GPV）. Twenty clinical samples were detected by the DAS-ELISA and RT-PCR respectively, with the agreement rate of 75%. The results revealed that the DAS-ELISA possessed favorable specificity and higher sensitivity, indicating a suitable method for rapid detection of the duck or goose flavivirus.

Combination of specific monoclonal antibodies allow identification of soluble aggregates of by sandwich ELISA

Aggregate amyloid beta protein1-42 (Aβ1-42) can typically be found in the early stage of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Aβ1-42 self-assembles and is highly toxic to neurons. Thus, recognizing aggregated Aβ1-42 is very important for elucidation of Aβ1-42 structure and for the diagnosis of AD. In this study, the specificity of the 79-3 monoclonal antibody against soluble aggre- gate Aβ1-42 was measured by sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA). Eight monoclonal antibodies against both soluble aggregates and amorphous aggregates were used as primary antibodies. Soluble aggregates and amorphous aggregates were used as antigen. As secondary antibody, HRP was labeled with the 79-3 monoclonal antibody. The reactivity of the 79-3 monoclonal antibody against soluble aggregates was confirmed in all combinations, but little reactivity against amorphous aggregates was found. Furthermore, we performed the above sandwich ELISA using the 37-11 antibody, which is reactive against large oval aggregates (LOA) that occur in micro aggregates, instead of the 79-3 antibody. The 77-3 antibody is 1 of the 8 monoclonal antibodies against soluble aggregates;amorphous aggregates also reacted with the 37-11 antibody. These results indicated that soluble aggregates are specifically recognized by a combination of different antibodies. The combined use of these antibodies can be applied to the diagnosis of AD and to defining the structure of the Aβ1-42.

Development and optimization of a double antibody sandwich ELISA for the detection of goose T cell surface CD8α molecule

CD8, a glycoprotein on the surface of T cells, is involved in the defense against viral infection and plays significant roles in antigen presentation and in the antiviral immune response. CD8 is composed of two chains. Of these, the CD8α chain was chosen for the detection because it involved in both the CD8αα homodimer and the CD8αβ heterodimer. Here, we established a double antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（DAS-ELISA） for specific detection of goose CD8α（go CD8α）. The results showed that the optimal coated antibody and antigen dilutions were 1：50（the antibody titer was 1：12 800） and 1：32（0.3 ng m L^–1）, respectively, while the optimal capture antibody and horseradish peroxidase（HRP）-labelled goat anti-rabbit Ig G dilutions were 1：50（the antibody titer was 1：51 200） and 1：4 000（the antibody titer was 1：5 000）, respectively. The optimal blocking buffer was 5% bovine serum albumin（BSA）. The best incubating condition was overnight at 4℃, the best blocking time was 120 min and the best anti-capture antibody working time was 150 min. In addition, the minimum dose detectable by DAS-ELISA was 5×10^–3 ng m L^–1. Most importantly, go CD8α expression levels in goose spleen mononuclear cells（MNCs） post-Goose parvoviruse（GPV） infection were found to be significantly up-regulated using the DAS-ELISA method, which was consistent with previous results obtained using real-time quantitative PCR. In conclusion, the DAS-ELISA method reported here is a novel, specific technique for the clinical detection of go CD8α.

FIELD STUDIES IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF SCHISTOSOMIASIS BY MONOCLONAL ANTIBODYDOT-ELISA

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Preparation of Monoclonal Antibody and Development of Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay Specific for Escherichia coli O157 in Foods

To prepare monoclonal antibodies （MAb） and antisera specific for Escherichia coli （E.coli） O157, and to develop a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA） to detect Eocoli O157 in foods. Methods Spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with the somatic antigen of E.coli O157：H7 were fused with routine Sp2/0 myeloma cells. The hybridoma cell line specific for E.coli O157 was established after having been subcloned. Antisera specific for E.coli O157 was prepared by intravenous injection into New Zealand rabbits with a stain of E.coli O157：H7. The sandwich ELISA was developed with the polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and the MAb 3A5 as the detection antibody. The inoculated ground poultry meat and pasteurized miLk were tested to confirm efficiency of the method. Results MAb 3A5 specific for E.coli O157 and O 113：H21 belonged to subtype IgM. The ascetic titers of the antibody was 1：1× 10^6. No cross-reactivity of the MAb was observed with strains of Salmonella spp, Yersinia enterocolitica, Shigella dysenteriae, etc. The purified polyclonal antibody had a titer of 1： 1× 10^5 with E.coli O 157. The detection limit of this sandwich ELISA was 10^3- 10^4 cfu E.coli O157/mL in pure culture with a high specificity, which was characterized by every non-O157 strain with negative response. With 10h enrichment procedure, E.coli O157：H7 recovered well from inoculated ground poultry meat and pasteurized milk at levels of 0.1 cfu/g and 0.1 cfu/mL. Conclusion MAb 3A5 specific for E.coli O 157 and O 113：H21 can be produced by immunizing BALB/c mice with a strain of E.coli O157：H7. Then a sandwich ELISA can be developed with the polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and the MAb 3A5 as the detection antibody. The method is proved to be a sensitive and specific technique to detect low number of E.coli O157 in food.

Highly Sensitive and Specific Monoclonal Antibody-Based Serological Methods for Rice Ragged Stunt Virus Detection in Rice Plants and Rice Brown Planthopper Vectors

Rice ragged stunt virus（RRSV） is a serious rice disease in Asia, causing serious yield losses on rice. The capsid protein（CP） gene of the major outer capsid protein of RRSV was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21（DE3） using the pMAL-C2 X expression vector. The recombinant protein was used as the immunogen to immunize BALB/c mice. A hybridoma cell line 8A12 secreting monoclonal antibody（MAb） against RRSV was obtained by fusing mouse myeloma cells（Sp 2/0） with spleen cells from the immunized BALB/c mice. Western blot analysis showed that the MAb 8A12 can specifically react with RRSV CP. Using the MAb, an antigen-coated-plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（ACP-ELISA）, a dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay（dot-ELISA）, and immunocapture-RT-PCR（IC-RT-PCR） assay were developed to detect RRSV. The established ACP-ELISA, dot-blot ELISA and IC-RT-PCR methods could detect RRSV in infected rice tissue crude extracts with dilutions of 1：40 960, 1：1 280 and 1：655 360（w/v, g mL-1）, respectively. The ACP-ELISA and dot-blot ELISA methods could detect RRSV in infected insect vector crude extracts with dilutions of 1：12 800 and 1：1 600（an individual planthopper μL-1）, respectively. The field survey revealed that Rice ragged stunt disease occurs on rice in Hainan, Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou, Fujian, Hunan, Jiangxi and Zhejiang in China.

Production and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Against Recombinant Human Erythropoietin

Objective To produce specific monoclonal antibody （mAb） against recombinant human erythropoietin （rHuEPO） for development of highly efficient methods for erythropoietin detection in biological fluids. Methods rHuEPO was covalently coupled with bovine serum albumin （BSA） and the conjugate was used to immunize mice to produce specific mAb against rHuEPO based on hybridoma technology. The obtained F3-mAb was characterized by enzyme-linked irmnunosorbent assay （ELISA）, SDS-PAGE and Western blot. Results The isotype of F3-mAb was found to be IgM with an affinity constant of 2.1x10s L/mol. The competitive ELISA using the obtained IgM showed a broader linear range and lower detection limit compared with previous work. Conclusions The modification of rHuEPO was proved to be successful in generating required specific mAb with high avidity to rHuEPO.

Determnation of ochratoxin A in grain by monoclonal antibody－based enzyme－linked immunosorbent assay

The simple rapid and sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) methods, di-rect and indirect ELISA, for quantitation of ochratoxin A in cereal had been developed by theutilization of monoclonal antibody on immunomicroplate. Direct FLIAS was found to be less timeconsuming than indirect ELISA. For direct FLISA, recovery of 1 -500 ppb OA added to wheat was78.9-100.0% and rice was 88.9- 120.0%. For indirect EI.IAS, recovery of 1-500 ppb OA addedto wheat was 79.0- 110.0% and rice was 82.0 120.0%. The minimal detection level for OA was Ippb. Analyses of 31 samples that caused humanintoxicant for OA showed that the ELISA resultsagreed wtll with those obtained by thin-layer chromatogrdphy.

PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TO POLYAMINE (PREPARATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST SPERMIDINE)

A monoclonal antibody was first prepared by fusion of mouse myeloma cells (SP2/0-Ag-14) with spleen cells isolated from male BALB/ c mice immunized with spermidine-bovine serum albumin conjugate (SPD- BSA). The hybridoma cell line producing antibody specific for spermidine was cultured in vitro and after i. p. into mice, the ascitic fluid gave suitably high dilution titres (1: 106) by enzyme immunoassay. This monoclonal antibody is of IgG1 class and the bimolecular compleex with molecular weight of 52KD and 27 KD. The monoclonal antibody was clearly specific to spermidine comparing with spermine or putriscine. Monclonal antibody may prove to be useful in the rapid diagnosis and evaluation of patients with cancer.

A monoclonal antibody against Lates calcarifer vitellogenin and a competitive ELISA to evaluate vitellogenin induction after exposure to xenoestrogen

A monoclonal antibody specific to sea bass(Lates calcarifer) vitellogenin(VTG) was developed,for use as a tool for monitoring endocrine disrupting chemicals(EDCs). VTG was induced in sea bass by intramuscular injection of 17β-estradiol(E_2: 2 mg/kg) every three days. Blood was collected three days after the last injection. Plasma VTG was then purified by chromatography in hydroxyapatite and a sephacryl-S300 column. Characterizations of purified VTG were done by phospholipoglycoprotein staining on a native-PAGE with confirmation by mass spectrometry(LC-MS/MS). Antibody was raised in mice by injection of purified VTG. After monoclonal antibody production, the hybridoma clone No. 41(MAb-sea bass VTG 41)was selected and developed for quantification of VTG by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA). The ELISA method was sensitive with a detection limit of VTG 40 ng/mL. MAb-sea bass VTG 41 was specific to VTG from E_2-treated sea bass and others EDCs(Nonylphenol, Benzo[a]pyrene and CdCl_2). Moreover, cross-reactivity was also found in E_2-treated coral grouper(Epinephelus corallicola). The ELISA method obtained from this work can be further applied for the assessment of EDCs in Thailand and Southeast Asia's aquatic environment.

Preparation of hapten-specific monoclonal antibody for cadmium and its ELISA application to aqueous samples

High-affinity and specific monoclonal antibodies against cadmium-ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid(EDTA)complex have been produced using the hybridoma technique.A hapten was synthesized and characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy(FT-IR)and UVVis.Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA)for quantitative detection of cadmium in aqueous sample was developed.The monoclonal antibody with high level of binding affinity for Cd-IEDTA-BSA and high specificity for soluble Cd-EDTA complex showed less than 0.99%cross-reactivity with other 11 metals.The limit of detection was 0.10μg·L^(-1),and the effective linear range was 10^(-1)-10^(3)μg·L^(-1).The intra-and inter-assay coefficient variations were 1.5%-6.3%and 3.2%-7.4%,respectively.The spike recovery in different water samples were between 98.5%and 110.3%.The detection limit of this assay was well below the allowable concentration of cadmium(3μg·L^(-1)),and the working range was wider than that of other methods which showed the range of 2.19-86.38 and 0-10^(3)μg·L^(-1).The competitive ELISA established in this paper was sensitive and accurate in the screening of cadmium in aqueous samples.The results will lay a solid foundation for construction of an immunoassay kit for cadmium.

Novel P22-monoclonal antibody based blocking ELISA for the detection of African swine fever virus antibodies in serum

African swine fever(ASF)is a highly infectious,transboundary viral disease of domestic and wild pigs,and is currently the most serious threat to world swine production,resulting in significant economic loss.In the absence of vaccines and treatments,the control of the disease entirely depends on accurate and early diagnosis accompanied by the culling of infected pigs.Thus,a highly specific and sensitive diagnostic assay is required during an outbreak and surveillance of the disease.In this study,a highly sensitive,specific,rapid and repeatable P22-monoclonal antibody-based blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(bELISA)assay was developed for the detection of antibodies against genotype I and II African swine fever viruses(ASFVs).A total of 806 pig serum samples were tested to evaluate the performance of the diagnostic assay.To determine the PI(percent Inhibition)cut-off value,receiver-operating characteristic(ROC)analysis was applied.According to the ROC analysis of the data,98.10%specificity and 100%sensitivity were recorded when the threshold cut-off value of PI was established at 47%.In addition,the assay was able to detect ASFV antibodies as early as 9 days post-infection when serum samples from experimentally infected pigs were used.Taking all together,the results of the present study indicated that the P22-mAb based bELISA assay can be used for rapid and accurate detection of antibodies against ASFV,which could play a valuable role in the containment and prevention of ASFV as an alternative to other serological diagnostic methods.Also,this study will assist researchers to further investigate the immunogenic importance of P22 protein in ASFV infection.

Monoclonal antibody-based serological methods for maize chlorotic mottle virus detection in China

Maize chlorotic mottle virus (MCMV) infects maize plants and causes significant losses in corn production worldwide. In this study, purified MCMV particles were used as the immunogen to produce monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and polyclonal antibodies (PAbs). Four murine MAbs (4B8, 8C11, 6F4, and 9G1) against MCMV were obtained through the hybridoma technology. The triple antibody sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (TAS-ELISA), dot-immunobinding assay (DIBA), and immunocapture reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (IC-RT-PCR) using the MAb 4B8 were then developed for sensitive, specific, and rapid detection of MCMV in fields. MCMV could be detected in infected leaf crude extracts at dilutions of 1:327 680, 1:64000, and 1:3276800 (w/v, g/ml) by TAS-ELISA, DIBA, and IC-RT-PCR, respectively. One hundred and sixty-one maize field samples showing virus-like symptoms and sixty-nine symptomless maize field samples from ten different provinces of China were collected and screened for the presence of MCMV using the established serological methods. A phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the full length CP genes and Chinese MCMV isolates formed one branch with Thailand isolates. The detection results demonstrated that MCMV is one of most prevalent viruses infecting maize in the Yunnan and Sichuan provinces of China.

Monoclonal antibody-based ELISA and colloidal gold-based immunochromatographic assay for streptomycin residue detection in milk and swine urine

A protein conjugate of streptomycin (streptomycin-bovine serum albumin (BSA) conjugate) was prepared and used as immunogen to produce monoclonal antibodies (MAb). One hybridoma secreting anti-streptomycin MAb was obtained and then used to produce MAb. The MAb named 13H5 showed the 50% maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) value of 4.65 ng/ml and the IC20 value of 0.21 ng/ml in phosphate buffered saline (PBS). At optimum conditions, an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a colloidal gold-based immuno-chromatographic assay (CGIA) were developed and applied to detect streptomycin residues in milk and swine urine samples. The developed ELISA showed that the minimum detection limit was 2.0 and 1.9 ng/ml for milk and swine urine samples, respectively, without obvious cross-reactivity to other tested antibiotics except dihydrostreptomycin which gave a 118.32% cross reaction value. Milk and swine urine samples spiked with streptomycin at 10, 50, 100 and 200 ng/ml were analyzed by the established ELISA. The mean recovery of streptomycin was from 81.9% to 105.5% and from 84.3% to 92.2% for milk and swine urine, respectively. The optimized CGIA showed that the minimum detection limit was 20.0 ng/ml for milk and swine urine samples. The results of spiked analysis and specific analysis demonstrate that the CGIA could be applicable for screening milk and swine urine samples for the presence of streptomycin residues on-site. The established ELISA and CGIA allow the rapid, low-cost, and sensitive determination of streptomycin residues in food samples.

Preparation of an anti-diethylstilbestrol monoclonal antibody and development of an indirect competitive ELISA to detect diethylstilbestrol in biological samples

Based on the preparation of an anti-diethylstilbestrol(DES) monoclonal antibody,a simple and convenient indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) method for DES detection has been developed.The monoclonal antibody demonstrated high sensitivity to DES with an IC50 value of 275 pg mL-1 and detection limit(LOD) of 90 pg mL-1.The specificity of the assay was studied by measuring cross-reactivity of the antibody with structurally related compounds of ethinyl estradiol(<7%),estrone(<0.1%),estriol(<0.1%),and diethylstilbestrol benzoate(<0.1%).Chicken,fish,shrimp,urine and bile spiked with different concentration of DES were detected by the developed method,and the recovery rates were greater than 79.5%.Intra-and inter-assay variations were about 6%.This method exhibited high stability with a coefficient of variation less than 10% in buffer and in real samples.The LODs in fish/shrimp,liver,feed and urine spiked with DES were 600,600,4800 and 600 pg mL-1,respectively.These results confirmed that the antibody to DES was successfully produced and could be used to establish ELISA methods for DES detection in food producing animals.

Preparation of monoclonal antibody based indirect competitive ELISA for detecting 19-nortestosterone residue

19-Nortestosterone (NT) has been illegally used in horse racing to boost physical performance, and in animal husbandry to accelerate weight gain. To monitor the abuse of NT, our goal was to develop a commercial enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. For this purpose, hybridomas were prepared by fusing NS0 mouse myeloma cells with splenocytes isolated from immunized BALB/c mouse. Noncompetitive and competitive indirect ELISA were used to screen positive cell clones. To optimize the indirect competitive ELISA (icELISA) method, various methanol concentrations in assay buffer were evaluated. Matrix effects in urine and spiking test were also investigated. Finally, five hybridoma cell lines named NT-1, NT-2, NT-3, NT-4 and NT-5 were screened out. The corresponding monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were of the IgG 1 isotype with a k light chain, and the antibody affinity of all mAbs were between 2.6×10 9 and 4.7×10 9 L/mol. The titer and IC 50 values of purified ascites were in the range of 0.64×10 5 2.56×10 5 and 0.55-1.0 ng/mL, respectively. Based on the NT-1 hybridoma, a heterologous icELISA method was developed for the quantitative detection of NT in cattle urine. The dynamic range was from 0.004 to 85.8 ng/mL, with a detection limit for the assay and IC 50 values of 0.002 and 0.55 ng/mL, respectively. Except for a high cross-reactivity (62%) to α-NT, negligible cross-reactivity to other compounds was observed. After optimization, 10% of methanol was used in the assay buffer, and a 20-fold dilution in cattle urine gave an inhibition curve almost the same as that in phosphate buffered saline. The correlation coefficient between the established icELISA and LC-MS/MS method was 0.9871. The results showed that the established heterologous icELISA method provides an excellent alternative for the detection of NT residues in food producing animals.

Development and detection application of monoclonal antibodies against Zucchini yellow mosaic virus

Aphid-borne Zucchini yellow mosaic virus （ZYMV） is one of the most economically important viruses of cucurbitaceous plants. To survey and control this virus, it is necessary to develop an efficient detection technique. Using purified ZYMV virion and the conventional hybridoma technology, three hybridoma cell lines （16A11, 5A7 and 3B8） secreting monoclonal antibodies （MAbs） against ZYMV Zhejiang isolate were obtained. The working titers of the ascitic fluids secreted by the three hybridoma cell lines were up to 10^-7 by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay （ELISA）. All MAbs were isotyped as IgG1, kappa light chain. Western blot analysis indicated that the MAb 3B8 could specifically react with the coat protein of ZYMV while MAbs 5A7 and 16A11 reacted strongly with a protein of approximately 51 kDa from the ZYMV-infected leaf tissues. According to this molecular weight, we consider this reactive protein As likely to be the HC-Pro protein. Using these three MAbs, we have now developed five detection assays, i.e., antigen-coated-plate ELISA （ACP-ELISA）, dot-ELISA, tissue blot-ELISA, double-antibody sandwich ELISA （DAS-ELISA）, and immunocapture-RT-PCR （IC-RT-PCR）, for the sensitive, specific, and easy detection of ZYMV. The sensitivity test revealed that ZYMV could be readily detected respectively by ACP-ELISA, dot-ELISA, DAS-ELISA and IC-RT-PCR in 1：163840, 1：2560, 1：327680 and 1：1 310720 （w/v, g mL-1） diluted crude extracts from the ZYMV-infected plants. We demonstrated in this study that the dot-ELISA could also be used to detect ZYMV in individual viruliferous aphids. A total of 275 cucurbitaceous plant samples collected from the Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong and Hainan provinces, China, were screened for the presence of ZYMV with the described assays. Our results showed that 163 of the 275 samples （59%） were infected with ZYMV. This finding indicates that ZYMV As now widely present in cucurbitaceous crops in China. RT-PCR followed by DNA sequencing and sequence analyses confirmed the accuracy of the five assays. We consider that these detection assays can significantly benefit the control of ZYMV in China.