Rapid identification of flaviviruses based on conserved NS5 gene sequences

L. Fulop, A. D.T. Barrett, R. Phillpotts, K. Martin, D. Leslie, R. W. Titball

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Abstract

Two conserved regions in the sequence of the NS5 gene of Flaviviruses were identified. Primers were designed from the consensus sequence of these regions and were used in a reverse transcription/polymerase chain reaction (RT/PCR) to amplify a region of the central european tick-borne encephalitis virus Kumlinge NS5 gene. The authenticity of the amplified fragment was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing. A band of the expected size was also obtained when this RT/PCR was applied to 13 other flaviviral RNAs. This method may be useful for characterisation of the NS5 genes of flaviviruses and as a potential pan-flavivirus diagnostic tool.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)179-188
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Virological Methods
Volume44
Issue number2-3
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1993
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Flavivirus
  • NS5 gene
  • RT/PCR

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Virology

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