Acta Veterinaria et Zootechnica Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (9): 4559-4571.doi: 10.11843/j.issn.0366-6964.2025.09.034

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Rapid Visual Detection for PDCoV/TGEV IgG Antibodies Using Smartphone-Assisted Colorimetric Sensing Platform based on Immunomagnetic Beads

LIU Junjun1(), GUO Donghui1,2,3(), LIU Huanhuan1, SONG Runze1, ZHAO Saiya1, YANG Junyao1, WEI Zhanyong2, XIANG Yuqiang1,2,3,*(), CHEN Liying1,2,3,*()   

  1. 1. College of Veterinary Medicine, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450046, China
    2. Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Animal Pathogens and Biosafety, Zhengzhou 450046, China
    3. Henan Province Key Laboratory for Animal Food Pathogens Surveillance, Zhengzhou 450046, China
  • Received:2024-12-17 Online:2025-09-23 Published:2025-09-30
  • Contact: XIANG Yuqiang, CHEN Liying E-mail:ljj_box@163.com;guodonghui0808@126.com;yuqiangxiang@henau.edu.cn;chliying@henau.edu.cn

Abstract:

The goal of this study was to develop a sensitive, cost-effective, portable, rapid visual detection method for porcine deltacoronavirus (PDCoV) and transmissible gastroenteritis virus (TGEV) IgG antibodies. This study conjugated the N proteins of PDCoV and TGEV to carboxylated magnetic bead surfaces to form a trimeric complex detection system of "PDCoV-N/TGEV-N protein-specific IgG-enzyme-labeled antibody". We established an immunomagnetic bead-based indirect ELISA method combined with a smartphone-assisted colorimetric sensing platform for rapid visual detection of PDCoV and TGEV IgG antibodies in porcine serum. Optimized the experimental conditions of IMB-based indirect ELISA for the detection of PDCoV IgG antibody, with the optimal reaction conditions being as follows: magnetic beads dosage 25 μg; antigen coating concentration 5 μg·mL-1 (30 min); blocking solution containing 2.5% BSA combined with skim milk powder (37℃ for 2 h); serum incubation for 60 min; enzyme-labeled secondary antibody at 1∶8 000 dilution (30 min); TMB substrate development for 10 min. Under these optimized conditions, this method demonstrated antibody detection titers of 1∶32 768 for PDCoV and 1∶8 192 for TGEV, with intra-/inter-assay coefficients of variation both < 8%, and showed no cross-reactivity with positive sera against seven common porcine pathogens. Clinical validation revealed overall agreement rates of 95% (PDCoV) and 96.25% (TGEV) compared with neutralization assays in 80 clinical samples. The detection method established in this study, based on an immunomagnetic bead-integrated smartphone-assisted colorimetric sensing platform, exhibits high specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility. This field-deployable approach enables rapid visual on-site detection of PDCoV and TGEV in clinical serum samples, offering a robust solution for epidemiological monitoring and vaccine effectiveness assessment in PDCoV/TGEV control programs.

Key words: immunomagnetic beads, porcine deltacoronavirus, transmissible gastroenteritis virus, N protein, Smartphone, colorimetric detection

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