Table 1. Origins of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus strains analyzed*.
| Strain (other names) | Collection date (passage history) | Associated case (sample source) | GenBank accession no. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts-2008 (811316, 200802972) | Massachusetts, USA, 2008 | Transplant case (human blood) | FJ607022,† FJ607031† |
| Dandenong | Former Yugoslavia, 2006 | Transplant case (human liver) | EU136039, EU136038 |
| Rhode Island-2005 (810850, 200501927) | Rhode Island, USA, 2005 | Transplant case (hamster kidney) | FJ607021,† FJ607030† |
| Ohio-2005(810896, 200504261) | Ohio, USA, 2005 | Transplant case (hamster kidney) | FJ607026,† FJ607037† |
| Michigan-2005 (810885, 200504219) | Michigan, USA, 2005 | House rodent infestation (mouse spleen) | FJ607023,† FJ607032† |
| California-2003 (810366, 200312154) | California, USA, 2003 | Congenital infection (human CSF) | FJ607019,† FJ607028† |
| Wisconsin-2003 (810362, 200312181) | Wisconsin, USA, 2003 | Transplant case (human CSF) | FJ607027,† FJ607038† |
| Lyles (810935, Georgia-1984) | Georgia, USA, 1984 | House rodent infestation (human CSF) | FJ607020,† FJ607029† |
| Douglas-4707 (810938, NY-H938) | New York, USA, 1947 (stock lyophilized in 1960; 1 passage in VE6 in 2005) | Human CSF | FJ607024,† FJ607035† |
| WHI-5107 (810906, NY-H906) | New York, USA,1949 (stock lyophilized in 1950) | Human CSF | FJ607033† |
| WE-UBC-57135 (810940, NY-H940) | New York, USA,1935 (7 passages in MB, plaque purified; stock lyophilized in 1960; 1 passage in VE6 in 2005) | Human specimen | FJ607025,† FJ607036† |
| WE-UBC-A337 (810909, NY-H909) | New York, USA, 1935 (7 passages in MB, stock lyophilized in 1950) | Human specimen | FJ607034† |
| Bulgaria | Bulgaria, 1956? (WRCEVA collection at UTMB) | ? | GQ862981,† GQ862982† |
| M1, M2 | Austria, 2005 | Infection of mouse colony (mouse spleen) | AB261990, AB261991 |
| LE | France, 2006 | Congenital infection (amniotic fluid) | EF164923 |
| Marseille | France, 2004 | House rodent infestation (mouse kidney) | DQ286932, DQ286931 |
| CH5692, CH5871 | Germany, 1999; Germany, 2000 | Infection of monkey colony (monkey spleen and serum) | AY363903, AF325214, AF325215, |
| CHV1, CHV2, CHV3 | Oklahoma, USA,1986 | Infection of monkey colony (monkey liver) | U10157, U10158, U10159 |
| MX | Slovakia, 1998 | Persistently infected cell line | EU195888, EU195889 |
| Yale (Y) | Connecticut, USA, 1977 | Mouse | DQ118959 |
| WE | New York, USA, 1935 | First recognized aseptic meningitis by LCMV | M22138, AF004519 |
| Armstrong | Missouri, USA, 1933 | St. Louis encephalitis epidemics | AY847351, M20869 |
| CABN, GR01, SN05 | Spain, 2004 | Wild mice (mouse lungs) | FJ895882, FJ895883, FJ895884 |
*CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; MB, mouse brains; WRCEVA, World Reference Center of Emerging Viruses and Arboviruses; UTMB, University of Texas Medical Branch; LCMV, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. ? represents the uncertainty of this virus origin. †New sequences.