ATCC? Number:VR-706?
Classification: Herpesviridae, Cytomegalovirus
Agent: Monkey cytomegalovirus
Strain: CSG
Original Source: Salivary gland from African green monkey (Cercopithecus aethiops) which died of unknown cause
Depositors: PD Parkman
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : human embryo fibroblasts African green monkey kidney cells in tissue culture; human embryonic fibroblasts in tissue culture; WI-38 cells (ATCCCCL-75); WI-26 cells; primary rhesus monkey kidney cells in tissue culture
Incubation : Temperature: 35.0°C Duration: 4 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Foci of rounded cells which progress to lytic areas
Comments : Chloroform sensitive. Does not cross-react with AD 169 human CMV or rhesus CMV strain 791Z or 971G by neutralization test.
References : 33834: Black PH, et al. Isolation of a cytomegalovirus from African green monkey. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 112: 601-605, 1963. PubMed: 13971371