Background:  Human parechoviruses are non-enveloped, positive single-stranded RNA viruses (ss(+)RNA) and are members of the Picornaviridae family. Six serotypes of human parechovirus have been identified (human parechovirus 1-6). Parechoviruses are responsible for gastrointestinal, respiratory and central nervous system infections. 95% of humans are carriers of human parechovirus since early life.

Description:  ViroReal® Kit Parechovirus is a real-time PCR for the qualitative detection of the polyprotein gene of human parechovirus strains 1-6. Our carefully designed primers and probe ensure highest sensitivity and specificity. The kit consists of an assay mix for the detection of the pathogen as well as a positive control and an internal positive control (IPC) system. To minimize PCR cross-contamination, the included reaction mix contains dUTP and uracil-N glycosylase (UNG).

ViroReal® Kit Parechovirus
Order Number Reactions Channel Pathogen Channel IPC Target
DHUV01753 50 FAM Cy5 polyprotein gene
For research use only
Shipping Temperature: -20 °C dry ice
Product Features:
  • Amplification and detection: polyprotein gene of Parechovirus
  • Transcription with thermostable MMLV Reverse Transcriptase
  • Contains RNase Inhibitor to block RNA degradation
  • Real-time PCR with rapid hot-start Taq DNA polymerase
  • ROX™ dye as passive reference
  • Internal Positive Control System to exclude false-negative results
  • Optimized to handle RT-PCR inhibitors
  • PCR platforms: runs on all established standard real-time PCR platforms
  • Harmonized thermal profiles to run RNA and DNA samples simultaneously

PCR platforms: ViroReal® Kit Parechovirus was validated with the ABI® 7500 Fast Real-Time PCR System (fast cycle parameters are not supported, Thermo Fisher Scientific), and was also tested with Mx3005P® (Agilent), qTOWER3G (Analytik Jena), MIC instrument (bio molecular systems), LightCycler® 480 II (Roche) and cobas Z 480 Analyzer (Roche). It is also compatible with other real-time PCR instruments which detect and differentiate fluorescence in the FAM and Cy5 channel (e.g. QuantStudio™ 5 / 6 / 7 (Thermo Fisher Scientific)).

BactoReal® , MycoReal® , ParoReal ® and ViroReal® Kits run with the same thermal cycling conditions.