Lymph node samples as well as skin samples were homogenized in serum-free medium (FLI cell culture medium ZB5d, containing MEM (H), MEM (E) + non-essential amino acids) with antibiotics using the TissueLyser II tissue homogenizer (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany). For DNA extraction of all samples of both animal trials, the KingFisher Flex System (Thermo Scientific, Darmstadt, Germany) was used with the NucleoMag Vet kit (Macherey-Nagel, Düren, Germany) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. An internal control DNA (IC-2 DNA) was added during the DNA extraction process for control of successful DNA extraction and inhibition free amplification [56 (link)]. For analyses of viral genome loads in all samples, the already described pan-Capripox real-time qPCR [57 (link)] with a modified probe [58 (link)] was performed using the PerfeCTa qPCR ToughMix (Quanta BioSciences, Gaithersburg, MD, USA).
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