Efficient Propagation of Equine Viruses in a Newly Established Equine Cell Line, FHK-Tcl3.1 Cells

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 75; no. 9; pp. 1223 - 1225
• Main Authors: OGUMA, Keisuke, ISHIDA, Maiko, MAEDA, Ken, SENTSUI, Hiroshi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tokyo JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 2013; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: cell line; equine virus; horse; viral disease

Equine cells are required for isolation of viruses that infect the horse. However, only a few equine cell lines and cell cultures are available so far. Fetal horse kidney (FHK)-Tcl3.1 cell is a novel cell line established by introducing simian virus 40 (SV40) large T antigen. In the present study, t...