ATCC? Number:VR-3?
Classification: Adenoviridae, Mastadenovirus, Human adenovirus B
Agent: Human adenovirus 3 deposited as Adenovirus type 3
Strain: GB
Original Source: nasal washings from adult male, common cold volunteer, Maryland, 1953
Depositors: RJ Huebner
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : Host(s) of choice: A549 (ATCCCCL-185) 293 cells (ATCCCRL-1573), human embryo kidney cells, HeLa cells (ATCCCCL-2), KB cells (ATCCCCL-17), MRC-5 cells (ATCCCCL-171)
Incubation : Duration: 2-3 days at 37.0℃
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects (cell rounding, enlarging, clustering)
Store at : -70.0℃ or lower
Comments : Agglutinates rhesus RBC. Weakly oncogenic, contains soluble group-specific CF antigen. Human adenovirus replicates in simian cells only with the aid of a helper virus. REFERENCE STRAIN: Pereira, H.G. et al., Virology 20:613,1963. -70.0℃ or colder