ATCC? Number:VR-62?
Classification: Picornaviridae, Enterovirus, Poliovirus
Agent: Human poliovirus 3 deposited as Poliovirus 3
Strain: Leon
Original Source: Spinal cord from a case in California, 1937
Depositors: AR Fodor
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : monkey, i.c. inoculation monkey; monkey kidney cells
Incubation : Duration: 1-2 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: cytopathic effects in tissue culture Yes, in vivo effects: paralysis in monkey
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)]. The titer of CNS tissue may be over 10(6) in monkeys (i.c.). *Requests for this agent must carry signed statement assuming all risks and responsibility for lab handling. The titer of CNS tissue may be over 10(6) in monkeys (i.c.).
Related Products: also distributed as:ATCC VR-1004