ATCC? Number:VR-1107?
Classification: Adenoviridae, Mastadenovirus, Human adenovirus D
Agent: Human adenovirus 29 deposited as Adenovirus type 29
Strain: BP-6 [V-229-003-014]
Original Source: Presumed from anal specimen from 35-month-old male, Washington, DC, 1959
Depositors: NIH/NIAID
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Tested Positive for Mycoplasma : Yes
Host Organism : KB cells (ATCCCCL-17); human embryonic kidney cells 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 rat RBC. This item has been grown in the presence of penicillin and neomycin. This holding has tested positive for Mycoplasma contamination by PCR.
References : 24562: Hovis JF, et al. Further observation on typing adenoviruses and a description of two possible additional serotypes. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 110: 710-713, 1962. PubMed: 14493907 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 32356: Ma Y, Mathews MB. Structure, function, and evolution of adenovirus-associated RNA: a phylogenetic approach. J. Virol. 70: 5083-5099, 1996. PubMed: 8764016