ATCC® Number:VR-1572™
Classification: Adenoviridae, Mastadenovirus, Human adenovirus E
Agent: Human adenovirus 4
Strain: RI-67
Original Source: derived from existing strain (VR-1572 was derived by passage of ATCC# VR-1081 in HeLa cells. VR-1081 originated from throat washings of a patient, Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, 1952-1953.)Missouri, United States
Depositors: ATCC, NIAID
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 3-7 days; For best results cells should be seeded at 5 x 10(4) cells/sq cm and infected when 80-90% confluent.
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects, cell rounding and cell death
Store at : -70°C (or colder)
Related Products: formerly distributed as:ATCC VR-1081Virus DNA: ATCC VR-1572D
References : 24638: Werner JH, Hilleman MR. Recovery of new agent from patients with acute respiratory illness. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 85: 183-188, 1954. PubMed: 13134329 90300: Huebner RJ, et al. Adenoidal-Pharyngeal-Conjunctival Agents: A newly recognized group of common viruses of the respiratory system. N. Engl. J. Med. 251: 1077-1086, 1954.