ATCC® Number:VR-58™
Classification: Picornaviridae, Enterovirus, Poliovirus
Agent: Human poliovirus 1 deposited as Poliovirus 1
Strain: Brunhilde
Original Source: Pool of stools from 7 patients, Maryland, 1939
Depositors: GC Brown
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : monkey cells monkey; monkey kidney cells
Incubation : Duration: 2-5 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture Yes, in vivo effects: paralysis and death in monkey
Comments : [The BMBL notes that all laboratory personnel working directly with the agent must have documented polio vaccination or demonstrated serologic evidence of immunity to all three poliovirus types. (CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th ed, 1999 - stock no. 017-040-00547-4)]. May cause paralysis and death in chimpanzees and susceptible humans. *) Requests for this agent must carry signed statement assuming all risks and responsibility for lab handling. May cause paralysis and death in chimpanzees and susceptible humans.
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