ATCC® Number:VR-155™
Classification: Picornaviridae, Enterovirus, Human enterovirus B
Agent: Human Coxsackievirus B 6 deposited as Coxsackievirus B6
Strain: Schmitt
Original Source: Rectal swab from 25-year-old healthy American male, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 1953
Depositors: WM Hammon
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Incubation : Atmosphere: 5% CO2 in air recommended Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 1-6 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: cytopathic effects in tissue culture, refractle rounding and sloughing
Store at : -70°C (or colder)
Comments : No CPE in HeLa, KB or HEp-2 cells. Produces complete destruction of LLC-MK[2] and Vero monolayers. Not inactivated by sodium deoxycholate.
Related Products: also distributed as:ATCC VR-1037