PMID- 15900681 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20050627 LR - 20061115 IS - 0177-5103 (Print) IS - 0177-5103 (Linking) VI - 64 IP - 1 DP - 2005 Apr 6 TI - Detection of ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) by PCR using a rapid and simple method of DNA extraction from oyster larvae. PG - 1-4 AB - A DNA extraction procedure was developed for the detection of ostreid herpesvirus-1 (OsHV-1) using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in oyster larvae. The DNA extraction procedure developed was tested on 8 larval samples. Abnormal nuclei with characteristic features associated with OsHV-1 infections were only observed in samples in which the viral DNA was detected by PCR. A previously described competitive PCR method was applied to detect inhibition during PCR reactions. The results show that the method can be used on small amounts of oyster larvae (3 mg) for the detection of OsHV-1 DNA by PCR. FAU - Batista, Frederico M AU - Batista FM AD - Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e das Pescas (INIAPIIPIMAR), CRIPSul, Av. 5 de Outubro, 8700-305 Olhao, Portugal. FAU - Taris, Nicolas AU - Taris N FAU - Boudry, Pierre AU - Boudry P FAU - Renault, Tristan AU - Renault T LA - eng PT - Comparative Study PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PL - Germany TA - Dis Aquat Organ JT - Diseases of aquatic organisms JID - 8807037 RN - 0 (DNA Primers) RN - 9007-49-2 (DNA) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Aquaculture/methods MH - DNA/*isolation & purification MH - DNA Primers MH - Electrophoresis, Agar Gel MH - Herpesviridae/*genetics MH - Larva/virology MH - Ostreidae/*virology MH - Polymerase Chain Reaction/*methods EDAT- 2005/05/20 09:00 MHDA- 2005/06/28 09:00 CRDT- 2005/05/20 09:00 PHST- 2005/05/20 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2005/06/28 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/05/20 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.3354/dao064001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Dis Aquat Organ. 2005 Apr 6;64(1):1-4. doi: 10.3354/dao064001.