Volume 24, Number 5—May 2018
Dispatch
Equine Encephalosis Virus in India, 2008
Pragya D. Yadav, César G. Albariño, Dimpal A. Nyayanit, Lisa Guerrero, M. Harley Jenks, Prasad Sarkale, Stuart T. Nichol, and Devendra T. Mourya
Table 1
Susceptibility of vertebrate and invertebrate cells to equine encephalosis virus*
| Cell line | Media used | No. cell passages | CPE on PID, passage 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vero CCL-81 | MEM | 16 | PID 2 |
| Bat embryo (Pipistrellus ceylonicus) | DMEM | 66 | No CPE |
| PS (porcine stable kidney) | MEM | 107 | PID 2 |
| BHK-21 (baby hamster kidney) | MEM + 5% TPB | 83 | PID 2 |
| SW-13 (human adrenal cortex) | L-15 | 42 | PID 2 |
| RD (rhabdomyosarcoma) | MEM | 60 | PID 2 |
| C6/36 (Aedes albopictus mosquito–derived) | MM | 147 | PID 7 |
| Vero E6 | MEM | 53 | PID 2 |
| A549 (human lung carcinoma) | Ham F-12K | 86 | No CPE |
*CPE, cytopathic effect; DMEM, Dulbecco modified Eagle medium; MEM, Eagle minimal essential medium; PID, postinfection day; TBP, tryptose phosphate broth.
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