RNA Extraction from Equine Samples for Equine Influenza Virus

Authors

Udeni B. Balasuriya, Louisiana Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory and Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. balasuriya1@lsu.edu.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2020

Abstract

The primary goals of this chapter are to discuss common viral RNA isolation and purification methods that are routinely used by various diagnostic laboratories and to highlight the advantages and drawbacks of each method and to identify the most suitable and reliable method to increase the sensitivity and specificity of RT-PCR assays for the detection of equine influenza virus (EIV) in clinical specimens. Our experiences and review of literature show that magnetic bead-based nucleic extraction methods (manual and automatic) work well for isolation and purification of EIV RNA from nasal swab specimens. Furthermore, most of the information presented in this chapter could be directly applicable to isolation and purification of nucleic acids (both DNA and RNA) from other equine clinical samples.

Publication Source (Journal or Book title)

Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)

First Page

369

Last Page

382

Recommended Citation

Balasuriya, U. B. (2020). RNA Extraction from Equine Samples for Equine Influenza Virus. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2123, 369-382. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0346-8_28