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UK Health Security Agency

Human herpesvirus 1

Human herpesvirus 1

Catalogue No.

1806148v

Virus Name

Human herpesvirus 1

Strain Designation

P1A

ICTV Species Name

Simplexvirus humanalpha 1

General Info

Family

Orthoherpesviridae

Genus

Simplexvirus

Also Known As

Human alphaherpesvirus 1, HHV-1, HSV-1, Human herpesvirus, Herpes virus, HHV, Human Herpes 1, HSV, Human herpesvirus 1, herpesvirus 1

Genome (Baltimore Group)

ds DNA (VII)

Strain Info

Depositor

PHE, Colindale Ave, London NW9 5 EQ, UK.

Sequence Reference

Annotated genomes corresponding to the de novo assembled sequences of the original strains have been deposited in the European Nucleotide Archive under study accession number PRJEB11729.

Culture Conditions

Mycoplasma Status

Negative

Storage Conditions

≤-70 °C

Host Cell Types

Vero cells (ECACC 841113001)

Growth Conditions

Grown in Vero cells (ECACC 841113001) with DMEM and 5% Foetal Bovine Serum at 37 °C and 5% CO2. Frozen at 4 days post-infection and supernatant harvested by centrifugation.

Additional Info

SAPO Restrictions

0

Hazard Group (ACDP)

2

Genetically Modified

No

Available Formats

  • Ampoule (Virus)

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