ATCC? Number:VR-583?
Classification: Picornaviridae, Enterovirus, Human enterovirus C
Agent: Human Coxsackievirus A 24 (variant) deposited as Coxsackievirus A24 (variant)
Strain: DN-19
Original Source: Isolated from infant with diarrhea, Texas, 1963
Depositors: HA Wenner
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Tested Positive for Mycoplasma : This item has tested positive for mycoplasma.
Host Organism : WI-38 cells (ATCCCCL-75) human embryonic kidney cells; WI-38 cells (ATCCCCL-75); human aorta cells (A-39)
Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 2-4 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture
References : 33668: Schmidt NJ, Lennette EH. Antigenic variants of coxsackievirus type A24. Am. J. Epidemiol. 91: 99-109, 1970. PubMed: 4313417 33669: The Work of WHO Virus Reference Centers and the Services they Provide, Geneva. Bull. World Health Organ 11: 1968.