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Cell line name Vero
Accession number ICLC ATL95005
Brief description Species: monkey, African green; Tissue: kidney
Description Species: monkey, African green adult; Tissue: kidney
Depositor Obtained from ECACC.
Reference paper Nippon Rinsho 1963;21:1209 - DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(75)90293-4
Morphology and growth continuous culture, grown as monolayer, morphology fibroblast
Culture conditions DMEM + 10% FBS + 2mM L-Glutamine; split confluent cultures 1:5-1:20 using trypsin/EDTA; seed at 1-3x104 cells/cm2. 37C, 5% CO2.
Properties indicator line for mycoplasma testing; virology; virus titration; virus replication; plaque assays; bacterial cytotoxicity.; Susceptible to: poliovirus 3, echovirus, reovirus, rubella, herpes simplex, arbovirus, adenovirus 12, influenza, paramyxovirus, Getah arbovirus, orthomixovirus, African swine fever virus, bluetongue virus, bovine leucosis, orbivirus, porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Distribution Cell line available for distribution. For non-commercial investigative use only
Hazard
Species validation Validated by isoenzymes: confirmed as monkey with AST, MD, NP, PepB
Karyology modal number 58
Freezing medium Culture medium + 50% FBS + 10% DMSO
Further bibliography Kitasato Arc Exp Med 1964;37:27-42 - PMID: 5833688
Nature 1967;216:271 Proc Soc Exp Biol Med 1967;125:602 - DOI: 10.3181/00379727-125-32157 - PMID: 4961492

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