An application of microplate hybridization assay for the confirmation and probe typing of "Norwalk-like viruses"

Microbiol Immunol. 2002;46(7):495-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2002.tb02725.x.

Abstract

"Norwalk-like virus" (NLV) genomes are generally detected by using reverse transcription-PCR and confirmed by blot hybridization and nucleotide sequencing because of their fastidious nature. In the present study, the confirmation and typing of NLV genomes were carried out using a streptavidin-biotin binding technique and microplate hybridization assay with digoxigenin labeled probes. Eight probe typing sets (G1A, G1B, G2A, G2B, G2C, G2D, G2E, and G2F) formatted from 6 newly designed probes and 8 probes reported elsewhere were used for hybridization. The correlation between probe typing and nucleotide sequencing was found and our 8 probe sets were useful for the typing of NLVs.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Caliciviridae Infections / epidemiology
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology
  • DNA Probes / genetics
  • Gastroenteritis / epidemiology
  • Gastroenteritis / virology
  • Humans
  • Norovirus / classification*
  • Norovirus / genetics*
  • Norovirus / isolation & purification
  • Nucleic Acid Hybridization / methods*
  • RNA, Viral / genetics
  • RNA, Viral / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Analysis, RNA
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid

Substances

  • DNA Probes
  • RNA, Viral