| Cell line name | Vero-B4 |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | VERO-B4; Vero B4; VeroB4 |
| Accession | CVCL_1912 |
| Resource Identification Initiative | To cite this cell line use: Vero-B4 (RRID:CVCL_1912) |
| Comments | Group: Non-human primate cell line. Group: Vaccine production cell line. Characteristics: Susceptible to infection by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (PubMed=25531820). Doubling time: ~25 hours (DSMZ). Derived from sampling site: Kidney; epithelium. |
| Species of origin | Chlorocebus sabaeus (Green monkey) (Cercopithecus sabaeus)
(NCBI Taxonomy: 60711)
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| Hierarchy | Parent: CVCL_0059 (Vero) |
| Sex of cell | Female |
| Age at sampling | Adult |
| Category | Spontaneously immortalized cell line |
| Publications | PubMed=25531820; DOI=10.3201/eid2101.141342 |
| Cross-references | |
| Cell line collections | CCLV; CCLV-RIE 0929
DSMZ; ACC-33 |
| Cell line databases/resources | CLDB; cl4659 |
| Ontologies | CLO; CLO_0009528 |
| Other | Wikidata; Q54993054 |
| Entry history | |
| Entry creation | 04-Apr-2012 |
| Last entry update | 12-Mar-2020 |
| Version number | 13 |