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  • Title: Detection of adenoviruses in stool specimens by nucleic acid spot hybridization.
    Author: Stålhandske P, Hyypiä T, Allard A, Halonen P, Pettersson U.
    Journal: J Med Virol; 1985 Jul; 16(3):213-8. PubMed ID: 2993492.
    Abstract:
    Nucleic acid hybridization was used for the detection of adenovirus DNA in stool specimens, and the results were compared with those obtained by a radioimmunoassay (RIA) for adenovirus hexon antigen. DNA from 40 specimens, 18 of which were positive by RIA, were spotted onto nitrocellulose filters and analyzed by hybridization using radioactively labeled adenovirus-2 DNA or a cloned DNA fragment from enteric adenovirus-41 as probes. With the adenovirus-2 DNA probe, 15 of the 18 RIA-positive specimens were also positive in the hybridization assay, and one of the RIA negative specimens was also scored as positive. The cloned adenovirus-41 fragment gave a positive signal with five specimens, all of which were also detected with the adenovirus-2 DNA probe. The results show that hybridization is an alternative method for detection of adenovirus in stool specimens. The sensitivity of the assay is comparable to that of the RIA.
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