ATCC? Number:VR-1003?
Classification: Picornaviridae, Enterovirus, Poliovirus
Agent: Human poliovirus 2 deposited as Poliovirus 2
Strain: P-712
Depositors: NIH/NIAID
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : monkey kidney cells primates; primate cells
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effect in tissue culture
Comments : [The BMBL notes that all laboratory personnel working directly with the agent must have documented polio vaccination or demonstrated serologic evidence of immunity to all three poliovirus types. (CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th ed, 1999 - stock no. 017-040-00547-4)]. *) Requests for this agent must carry signed statement assuming all risks and responsibility for lab handling.
Related Products: antiserum:ATCC VR-1003AS/HOalso distributed as:ATCC VR-61