Polish Journal of Microbiology (Sep 2023)

A Recombinase-Aided Amplification Assay for the Detection of Chlamydia felis

  • Liu Jian,
  • Qian Weidong,
  • Wang Jian,
  • Bai Yilan,
  • Gui Yaping,
  • Xia Luming,
  • Gong Guohua,
  • Ge Feifei,
  • Shen Haixiao,
  • Chang Xiaojing,
  • Zhao Hongjin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2023-029
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 72, no. 3
pp. 339 – 343

Abstract

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Chlamydia felis is an important zoonotic agent for humans and various animals. A recombinase-aided amplification (RAA) assay was developed for detecting C. felis. RAA can be performed in a closed tube at 39°C within 30 min. The detection limit was 10.6 copies of the C. felis plasmid DNA per reaction. No positive signals for other pathogens were detected. The coincidence rate of RAA and conventional PCR was 95.24% (20/21) and 100% (96/96) for positive and negative samples, respectively. The established RAA assay is a simple, rapid, highly sensitive, and specific method for detecting C. felis.

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