TABLE 2.
In vitro immortalization and in vivo oncogenicity of HVS Δorf14
| Virus | No. of marmosets with positive result/no. tested for:
|
Survival (days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In vitro immortalization | Virus recoverya | Lymphoma induction | ||
| None | 0/5 | |||
| HVS C488 | 5/5 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 17, 19, 20 |
| HVS ΔSTP | 0/5 | 2/2 | 0/2 | >370 |
| HVS Δorf14 | 0/5 | 2/2 | 0/2 | >370 |
Virus was recovered from PBMC of infected marmosets as described previously (15).