Volume 13, Number 6—June 2007
Dispatch
Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Influenza A (H5N1) Virus
Shanthi Jayawardena*, Chung Y. Cheung*, Ian G. Barr†, Kwok H. Chan*, Honglin Chen*, Yi Guan*, J.S. Malik Peiris*, and Leo L.M. Poon*
Table
RT-LAMP assay results for highly pathogenic influenza A (H5N1)*
| Virus subtype | Strain | Result |
|---|---|---|
| H1 | A/HK/54/98 | – |
| H2 | A/Singapore/57 | – |
| H3 | A/HK/1174/99 | – |
| H4 | A/duck/HK/MPA892/06 | – |
| H5N1 | A/HK/483/97 | + |
| H5N1 | A/HK/486/97 | + |
| H5N1 | A/chicken/HK/61.9/2002 | + |
| H5N1 | A/goose/HK/739.2/2002 | + |
| H5N1 | A/HK/213/03 | + |
| H5N1 | A/HK/212/03 | + |
| H5N1 | A/Thailand/MK2/04 | + |
| H5N1 | A/Vietnam/1203/04 | + |
| H5N1 | A/chicken/Indoneasia/4/2004 | + |
| H5N1 | A/chicken/Thailand/1/2004 | + |
| H5N1 | A/chicken/Vietnam/33/2004 | + |
| H5N1 | A/chicken/Wajo/BBVM/2005 | + |
| H5N1 | A/duck/Vietnam/568/2005 | + |
| H5N1 | A/bar-headed goose/Qinghai/5/2005 | + |
| H6 | A/teal/HK/W312/97 | – |
| H7 | A/env/HK/MPB127/05 | – |
| H8 | A/duck/HK/MP4275/2005 | – |
| H9 | A/duck/HK/G1/97 | – |
| H10 | A/env/HK/MPB839/05 | – |
| H11 | A/env/HK/MPB1679/06 | – |
| H12 | A/red necked stint/WA/5745/1984 | – |
| H13 | A/gull/Maryland/704/1977 | – |
| H14 | A/mallard/Gurjev/244/1982 | – |
| H15 | A/shelduck/WA/1762/1979 | – |
| H16 | A/gull/Denmark/68110/2002 | – |
*RT-LAMP, reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification; –, negative; +, positive.
