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CAUTION: the cells are infected with and produce a B lymphotropic herpesvirus (RhEBV) and may represent a potential biohazard.
Free RhEBV is present in the supernatant, and rhesus B lymphocyte transforming activity is present in the medium.
About 1% of the cells express virus capsid antigen, and all express the virus related nuclear antigen.
Rangan SR, et al. Epstein-Barr virus-related herpesvirus from a rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) with malignant lymphoma. Int. J. Cancer 38: 425-432, 1986. PubMed: 3017870
