Polymerase chain reaction primer sets for the detection of genetically diverse human sapoviruses

Arch Virol. 2020 Oct;165(10):2335-2340. doi: 10.1007/s00705-020-04746-9. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Abstract

Sapoviruses are increasingly being recognized as pathogens associated with gastroenteritis in humans. Human sapoviruses are currently assigned to 18 genotypes (GI.1-7, GII.1-8, GIV.1, and GV.1-2) based on the sequence of the region encoding the major structural protein. In this study, we evaluated 11 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays using published and newly designed/modified primers and showed that four PCR assays with different primer combinations amplified all of the tested human sapovirus genotypes using either synthetic DNA or cDNA prepared from human sapovirus-positive fecal specimens. These assays can be used as improved broadly reactive screening tests or as tools for molecular characterization of human sapoviruses.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Caliciviridae Infections / diagnosis
  • Caliciviridae Infections / virology*
  • DNA Primers / chemistry*
  • DNA Primers / genetics
  • Feces / virology
  • Gastroenteritis / diagnosis
  • Gastroenteritis / virology*
  • Gene Expression
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Molecular Typing / methods
  • Phylogeny
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sapovirus / classification
  • Sapovirus / genetics*
  • Sapovirus / isolation & purification
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Viral Structural Proteins / genetics*

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • Viral Structural Proteins