Human adenovirus 5 (ATCC® VR-5™)

Classification: Adenoviridae, Mastadenovirus, Human adenovirus C  /  Product Format: frozen 1 mL per vial

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Classification Adenoviridae, Mastadenovirus, Human adenovirus C
Agent Human adenovirus 5
Strain Adenoid 75
Applications
Viruscide testing
Respiratory research
Biosafety Level 2
Product Format frozen 1 mL per vial
Storage Conditions -70°C or colder
Comments

Not inactivated by ether. Contains soluble group-specific CF antigen.

Agglutinates rat RBC incompletely.

Recognized as Reference Strain by Virus Subcommittee of the International Nomenclature Committee (Virology, 20: 613, 1963.)
Effect on Host
CPE, refractile rounding, clumping and sloughing
Recommended Host
HeLa (ATCC® CCL-2™)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 37°C
Recommendations For Infection: For best results cells should be 24 to 48 hours old and 80-90% confluent (not 100% confluent).
Incubation: 2-3 days, a 5% CO2 in air atmosphere is recommended
Effect on Host
CPE, refractile rounding, clumping and sloughing
Name of Depositor RJ Huebner, M Shaffer
Special Collection NCRR Contract
Source Spontaneously degenerating tissue culture of adenoid tissue from a 4-year-old girl with enlarged chronically infected tonsils, Washington DC, 1953
References

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Application of European Standards for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics. London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 14885:2006.

Chemical disinfectants and antiseptics --- Virucidal quantitative suspension test for chemical disinfectants and antiseptics used in human medicine --- Test method and requirements (phase 2, step 1). London, UK:British Standards Institution;British Standard BS EN 14476:2005.

Hierholzer JC, et al. Antigenic relationships among the 47 human adenoviruses determined in reference horse antisera. Arch. Virol. 121: 179-197, 1991. PubMed: 1759904

Huebner RJ, et al. Isolation of a cytopathogenic agent from human adenoids undergoing spontaneous degeneration in tissue culture. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 84: 570-573, 1953. PubMed: 13134217

Rowe WP, et al. Studies of the adenoidal-pharyngeal-conjunctival (APC) group of viruses. Am. J. Hyg. 61: 197-218, 1955.

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Basic Documentation
Product Sheet
Product Sheet
Certificate of Analysis
Certificate of Analysis
MSDS
MSDS