Table 1.
Virus strains used to assess the permissiveness of Culex tarsalis cells to arbovirus infection
| Family | Virus/strain | Passage history |
|---|---|---|
| Phenuiviridae | Rift Valley fever phlebovirus/MP-12 (Attenuated) |
a MRC-5 p2 |
| Phenuiviridae | *Rift Valley fever phlebovirus/Kenya 2006 128b-15 (Wildtype) |
b Vero p1 |
| Flaviviridae | **Japanese encephalitis virus/SA 14-14-2 (Vaccine strain) |
c
BHK-21 p6, dC6/36 p1, bVero p5, eBHK-21 p1 |
| Togaviridae | ***Mayaro virus/TRVL 15537 (Wildtype) |
f Vero-MARU p2 |
| Rhabdoviridae | ****Vesicular stomatitis virus/New Jersey (Wildtype) |
e
BHK-21 p1, gAG08113 p1 |
*Isolate was received from R. Bowen, Colorado State University through B. Miller, Centers for Disease Control, Fort Collins, CO. Passage history prior to receipt of the virus is unknown.
**World Reference Center for Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses (WRCEVA) through the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, TX, USA.
***American Tissue Culture Collection (ATCC), VA, USA.
****USDA APHIS National Veterinary Services Laboratory, IA, USA.
a MRC-5—Human lung fibroblasts, CCL-171, ATCC, VA, USA.
b Vero—African green monkey kidney cells, unknown source.
c BHK-21—Baby hamster kidney cells, unknown source.
d C6/36—Aedes albopictus clone C6/36 larval cells, unknown source.
e BHK-21—Baby hamster kidney fibroblast cells, CCL-10, ATCC, VA, USA.
f Vero-MARU—African green monkey kidney cells from ARS Middle America Research Unit, Panama.
g AG08113—Porcine dermal cells, Coreille Institute, NJ, USA.