ATCC? Number:VR-847?
Classification: Adenoviridae, Mastadenovirus, Human adenovirus B
Agent: Human adenovirus 3 deposited as Adenovirus type 3
Strain: GB
Original Source: Not listed in NIAID catalog; presumed from nasal washings of adult male, common cold volunteer, Maryland, 1953
Depositors: NIH/NIAID
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : HeLa cells (ATCCCCL-2); KB cells (ATCCCCL-17); human embryonic kidney cells; other human cell lines
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture
Comments : Agglutinates rhesus RBC. Weakly oncogenic. This preparation (VR-847) derived from passage (replenishment) of VR-1080 (NIAID V203-001-014). REFERENCE STRAIN: Pereira, H.G. et al., Virology 20: 613, 1963.
Related Products: Virus DNA: ATCC VR-847D
References : 24544: Rowe WP, et al. Studies of the adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival (APC) group of viruses. Am. J. Hyg. 61: 197-218, 1955. 24704: Hierholzer JC, et al. Antigenic relationships among the 47 human adenoviruses determined in reference horse antisera. Arch. Virol. 121: 179-197, 1991. PubMed: 1759904