of the multiplex and individual RT-LAMP assays were up to 10 fold
higher than that of the real-time RT-PCR assay (Table 3). Individual
data for the best performance multiplex assay combination CHN/82
is shown in Fig. 3. Using a similar dilution series of FMDV SAT2 (BOT
16/2008), it was shown that the detection limits of both multiplex
and individual RT-LAMP assays containing CHN or UK primers
were similar to the real-time RT-PCR, while some multiplex
combinations failed to generate a positive signal for this sample
(Table 3)