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Isolation
Rectal swab from vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops)
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
-60°C or colder
Effect on Host
Cytopathic effects in tissue culture
Recommended Host
baboon kidney cells
baboon kidney cells; African green monkey kidney cells; Vero cells (ATCC CCL-81); human embryonic lung fibroblasts; BS-C-1 cells (ATCC CCL-26); LLC-MK2 cells (ATCC CCL-7)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Incubation: 4 days
Name of Depositor
RL Heberling
Source
Rectal swab from vervet monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops)
References
Malherbe H, et al. The cytopathic effects ofvervet monkey viruses. S. Afr. Med. J. 37: 407-411, 1963.
