Received: 28-07-2023 / Accepted: 26-01-2024
The study was conducted to establish, optimize and validate the real-time PCR assay for the detection of Decapod iridescent virus 1(DIV1) and control of this disease in shrimp. The plasmid samples containing two target genes MCP and ATPase of DIV1 were used to establish and optimize the procedure using different probe concentrations 0.1, 0.15 and 0.2µM. The sensitivity, performance, specificity, inter-assay stability, and interlaboratory matching results from nationally and internationally standardized laboratories were used to evaluate the efficacy and validity of these real-time PCR assays. The results of real-time PCR using plasmids containing target MCP and ATPase genes at a probe concentration of 0.2µM revealed the best detection ability. The reaction detection limits were 13.6 and 14.3 plasmid copies/reaction with the efficiency at 98.9% and 92.6%, respectively. The assays exhibited high specificity (no reaction to all shrimp-positive samples for WSSV, IHHNV, AHPND, and EHP) and high stability (CV < 15%). The study results showed that two real-time PCR assays using plasmids carrying target MCP and ATPase genes of DIV1 established in this study could ensure reliability and applicability to laboratories for screening and controlling DIV1 disease in Vietnam.