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. 2020 Sep 30;12(10):1116. doi: 10.3390/v12101116

Table 1.

List of animal cells used for the characterization of Usutu virus (USUV).

Species Cells USUV Strain (GenBank) Infection Cytopathic Effects Refs
Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus Trachea fibroblasts DNl.Tr, ATCC: CRL-6009 AY453412 + - [77]
Bat Tadarida brasiliensis Lung epithelial cells Tb 1 Lu *, ATCC: CCL-88 AY453412 + - [77]
Birds Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus
Chicken embryo fibroblasts Primary cell culture AY453411 - - [73]
DF-1, ATCC: CRL-12203 AY453412 + - [77]
Chorioallantoic membrane primary cells AY453411, MK230892 MK230891, KX555624 + + [71]
Goose
Anser anser domesticus
Primary culture of embryo fibroblasts GEF AY453411 + + [73]
Cat Felis catus Kidney epithelial cell line CRFK ATCC: CCL-94 AY453412 + + [77]
- AY453411 + + [73]
Cow Bos taurus Turbinate cells BT, ATCC: CRL-1390 AY453412 + - [77]
Madin-Darby bovine kidney cell line MDBK, ATCC: CCL-22 AY453411 + - [73]
Deer Odocoileus hemionus Kidney fibroblasts OHH1.K, ATCC: CRL-6193 AY453412 + + [77]
Dog Canis familiaris Madin-Darby kidney epithelial cells MDCK ATCC: CCL-34 AY453412 + - [77]
- AY453411 + - [73]
Kidney epithelial cell line DK*, ATCC: CRL-6247 AY453411 + - [73]
Fox Urocyon cineroargenteus Lung fibroblasts FoLu, ATCC: CCL-168 AY453412 + + [77]
Hamster Mesocricetus auratus Baby hamster kidney fibroblasts BHK-21 (ATCC: CCL-10) and BF cell lines AY453411 + - [73]
Horse Equus caballus Dermal fibroblasts cell line ED AY453411 + - [73]
E.Derm ATCC: CCL-57 AY453412 + + [77]
Primary horse kidney cells EqK AY453411 + - [73]
Mink Neovison vison Lung epithelial cells Mv 1 Lu, ATCC: CCL-64 AY453412 + + [77]
Monkey Cercopithecus aethiops Kidney epithelial cell line Vero ** - AY453412, AY453411 + + [75]
- LT854220 + + [11]
- AY453411 + + [78]
Persistently infected AY453411 + - [76]
Vero E6, ATCC: CRL-1586 KJ438730 + + [79]
- AY453412 + + [80]
B4 0679/2006 + + [81]
Macaca mulatta Kidney epithelial cells LLC-MK2, ATCC: CCL-7 AY453412 + + [77]
Mouse Mus musculus Primary cultures of astrocytes, microglial cells, and neurons AY453411 + + [82]
Mosquito Aedes albopictus Larvae C6/36 cell line ATCC: CRL-1660 JF330418 (Germany, Cx. p.)
AY453412, KC754955
MH727238, MH727239
MH727241, MH727240
MH727242
+ + [33,46]
Opossum Didelphis virginiana Kidney epithelial cells OK, ATCC: CRL-1840 AY453412 + + [77]
Pig Sus scrofa Primary monocyte-derived dendritic cells MoDC * AY453412 + + [83]
Epithelial kidney cell line PK-15, ATCC: CCL-33 AY453412
AY453411
+ + [72,73,77]
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Kidney epithelial cell line RK-13, ATCC: CCL-37 AY453411 + - [73]
Sylvilagus floridanus Skin epidermis cells Sf 1 Ep, ATCC: CCL-68 AY453412 + + [77]
Raccoon Procyon lotor Uterus fibroblasts Pl 1 Ut, ATCC: CCL-74 AY453412 + - [77]
Rat Rattus norvegicus Brain glial tumor cell line C6, ATCC: CCL-107 AY453411 + - [73]
Turtle Terrapene carolina Epithelial heart cell line TH-1, ATCC: CCL-50 AY453411 + - [73]
Vole Myodes glareolus Epithelial kidney cell line BVK168, CCLV-RIE 1313 0679/2006 + + [81]
HE599647 + + [84]
Lung cell line MGLU-2-R, CCLV-RIE 1304 HE599647 - -
Microtus arvalis Kidney cell line FMN-R, CCLV-RIE. 1102 + -
Brain cell line FMG-R, CCLV-RIE 1129 - -
Woodchuck Marmota monax Liver epithelial cell line WCH-17 *, ATCC: CRL-2082 AY453412 + - [77]

* Very low replication of USUV. ** Most commonly used in virus replication for direct diagnosis (viral isolation) and amplification or serological assays (seroneutralization). Abbreviation: Cx. p: Culex pipiens.