ATCC® Number:VR-1161™
Classification: Picornaviridae, Rhinovirus, Human rhinovirus A
Agent: Human rhinovirus 51 deposited as Rhinovirus 51
Strain: FO 1-4081 [V-158-001-021]
Original Source: Presumed from human throat washings
Depositors: NIH/NIAID
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : HeLa cells (ATCCCCL-2); WI-38 cells (ATCCCCL-75) human diploid cells; human embryonic kidney cells; human cell lines
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture
Comments : Collaborative Report on Rhinoviruses, Nature No. 5078, 213: 761, 1967. Also for types 13-17: Panel for Picornaviruses, Melnick, J. et al., Science 141: 153, 1963.