Coronavirus Strain: NL63 Culture Fluid

Coronavirus (CoV) (Strain: NL63), a Group 1 CoV, is an enveloped virus with spiked projections, and contains a nucleocapsid with positive-sense RNA. Each frozen aliquot contains 1 mL of titered viral culture fluid.

INTENDED USE:

Viral culture fluids are sold as consumable testing materials, propagation or commercialization are prohibited without prior written consent from ZeptoMetrix. The suitability and performance characteristics should be determined by your laboratory for each intended usage. These products are NOT intended for use in the manufacture or processing of injectable products subject to licensure under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act or for any other product intended for administration to humans.

FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY. NOT FOR USE IN DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES.

The purchase of infectious microorganisms from ZeptoMetrix requires a Material Transfer Agreement (MTA).

BIOSAFETY:

Coronavirus is a Biosafety Level 2 microorganism and must be used within a Biological Safety Level 2 facility or cabinet. Please consult your institution’s regulations regarding the use of this organism. For a detailed discussion on biological safety see the 5 th edition of Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories (BMBL), published by the CDC at http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/ publications/bmbl5/index.htm.

PRECAUTIONS:

• Use Universal Precautions, this product is potentially biohazardous.
• Repetitive freezing and thawing is not recommended (aliquot material if necessary). Titer will be altered by multiple freeze-thaws.
• To avoid cross-contamination, use separate pipette tips for all reagents. RECOMMENDED STORAGE: Viral culture fluids should be stored at -65°C or below.

Zeptometrix | 0810228CF | Coronavirus Strain: NL63 Culture Fluid Datasheet