Volume 11, Number 3—March 2005
Dispatch
Human Metapneumovirus RNA in Encephalitis Patient
Oliver Schildgen*1
, Thomas Glatzel*1, Tilman Geikowski*, Bärbel Scheibner*, Arne Simon*, Lutz Bindl*, Mark Born*, Sergei Viazov†, Anja Wilkesmann*, Gisela Knöpfle*, Michael Roggendorf†, and Bertfried Matz*
, Thomas Glatzel*1, Tilman Geikowski*, Bärbel Scheibner*, Arne Simon*, Lutz Bindl*, Mark Born*, Sergei Viazov†, Anja Wilkesmann*, Gisela Knöpfle*, Michael Roggendorf†, and Bertfried Matz*Table 3
Cell lines routinely used for isolation of individual viral pathogens*†
| Cell line | HSV | VZV | CMV | RSV | Mumps | Measles | Enterovirus | Influenza | HMPV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vero | + | – | – | + | + | + | – | + | |
| LLC-MK2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
| MS | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | + |
| MDCK | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – |
| RD | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – |
| HEF | + | + | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
*The + symbol indicates that the cell line is susceptible to the virus and was used for diagnostic procedures.
†HSV, herpes simplex virus; VZV, varicella zoster virus; CMV, cytomegalovirus; RSV, respiratory syncytial virus; HMPV, human metapneumovirus; LLC-MK2, kidney cell line from rhesus monkey; MS, monkey stable; MDCK, Madin-Darbin canine kidney; RD, human Caucasian rhabdomyosarcoma; HEF, human embryonic fibroblasts.
