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A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method using a herpesvirus consensus primer was assessed for the identification of herpesviral infections in tortoises. A single band of about 230 bp was detected in PCR products from two out of twenty swabs taken from the oral cavity, three out of three paraffin-embedded tissue sections from the liver (two cases) and oral mucosa (one case), and one out of two fresh tissue samples from the oral mucosa. Nucleotide sequencing of these PCR products indicated that the herpesvirus present in these tortoises might belong to the alphaherpesvirinae. PCR using swabs and biopsy tissues was a sensitive and highly specific method for the diagnosis of herpesviral infections in tortoises.
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