Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
In 1965, J. Leerhoy found this line to be susceptible to rubella virus. C.A. Phillips, et al. confirmed the above findings and demonstrated the suitability of the cell line for primary isolation of rubella virus.
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Phillips CA, et al. Isolation, propagation and neutralization of rubella virus in cultures of rabbit cornea (SIRC) cells. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 122: 783-786, 1966. PubMed: 5918951
Rhim JS, et al. Plaque assays of rubella virus in cultures of rabbit cornea (SIRC) cells. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 125: 1271-1274, 1967. PubMed: 6042441
Farris AD, et al. Conserved features of Y RNAs revealed by automated phylogenetic secondary structure analysis. Nucleic Acids Res. 27: 1070-1078, 1999. PubMed: 9927741
