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Catalog of unusual isolates or specimens

  

As a service to our collaborators, we offer a number of difficult-to-acquire isolates in this catalogue. These isolates may be acquired by contacting the Contact Person listed on the specimen information sheet and completing an material transfer agreement (MTA). The MTA procedure is simple. The contact person will work with you in drafting language for a standard MTA request.  The MTA request is sent to University of Iowa administrators to draft and sign the MTA. The MTA is then sent to you for your signature.  Once we have received the signed MTA and payment we can ship you the samples you have requested.  It takes between 2 – 4 weeks on average, but we will make an effort to expedite things on our end. Please click on highlighted isolates below to see their information sheets.


Influenza - Influenza types A or B viruses cause epidemics of disease almost every winter. In the United States, these winter influenza epidemics can cause illness in 10% to 20% of people and are associated with an average of 36,000 deaths and 114,000 hospitalizations per year. Receiving an influenza vaccine can prevent illness from types A and B influenza. See CDC Influenza Information.

Each isolate is $100
Item
   Patient
Collection year, site
Investigator
  
HuH3N2 male, 47-yr
March 2006, Iowa
 
HuH3N2 female, 54-yr
March 2006, Iowa
 
HuH3N2 male, 58-yr
February 2006 , Iowa
 
Sw/Av/HuH1N1 recombinant male, 50-yr
February 2005, Iowa
 
uncharacterized male, 4-yr
February 2005, Iowa
 


Human adenovirus - considerable epidemiological evidence suggests that Ad7d2 and Ad7h are new and possibly more virulent genotypes. See Emerg Infect Dis 2002:3:269-78

Each isolate is $85
Item
   Patient
Collection year, site
Investigator
  
  male, 1-yr
February 2005, Colorado
 
  male, 1-yr
December 2004, New York
 
  female, 7-yr
October 2004, Missouri
 
  female, 18-yr
August 2004, South Carolina
 
  male, 19-yr
June 2005, New Jersey
  
  female, 1-yr
January 2005, Connecticut
 
  male, 4-yr
February 2005, Colorado
 
  male, 1-yr
February 2001, Iowa
  
  female, 10-yr
February 2001, Iowa
  
  male, 1 -yr
February 2001, Iowa
 
  male, 1-yr
March 2002, Iowa
 
  male, 1-yr
February 2002, Iowa
 
  male, 72-yr
August 2005, Wisconsin
 
  male, 3-yr
March 2005 , Missouri
 
  female, 1-yr
April 2007 , Wisconsin
 
  male, 44-yr
March 2005 , Arizona
 
  male, 21-yr
June 2006 , Illinois
 
  female, 29-yr
september 2005, Tennessee
 
  female, 47-yr
January 2005, Connecticut
 
  male, 37-yr, expired
March, 2002, Iowa
 
  male, 1-yr
January 2005, Colorado
 
  male, 6-yr
Janruary 2005, Colorado
 
  male, 11-yr
October 2005, Texas
 
  male, 53-yr
December 2004, Iowa
  
  female, 2-yr
December 2004, Indiana
 
  male, 37-yr
January 2005, Indiana
  


Human metapneumovirus - this difficult to detect and culture, newly-described pathogen may explain up to 15% of acute respiratory infections.

Each isolate is $250

 

Item
 Genotype Patient
Collection year, site
Investigator
  
G gene, B1 male, 4-yr
June 2002, Cusco Dept, Peru
  
G gene, B2 4-yr
October 2002, Cusco Dept, Peru
  
G gene, B1 female, 7-yr
June 2003, Loreto Dept, Peru
 
G gene, B1 female, 4-yr
June 2003, Loreto Dept, Peru
 
G gene, B1 female, 3-yr
June 2003, Loreto Dept, Peru
 
G gene, B2 male, 9-month
October 2003, Cusco Dept, Peru
 
G gene, A1 male, 1-yr March 2002, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 6-yr December 2002, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 5-yr December 2002, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 10-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B1 male, 18-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, A2 female, 3-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 6-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, A1 female, 23-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 19-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B2 female, 1-yr January 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 1-yr February 2003, Iowa  
G gene, A2 male, 58-yr February 2003, Iowa  
G gene, A1 female, 1-yr February 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B2 female, 7-yr February, 2003, Iowa  
G gene, A2 female, 7-yr February, 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B1 female, 45-yr February, 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B2 male, 4-yr February, 2003, Iowa  
G gene, B1 male, 4-yr March, 2003, Iowa  
G gene, A2 male, 4-yr April, 2004, Iowa  

Human metapneumovirus positive control slides
10 acetone fixed hMPV DFA control slides for $75. This price does not include shipping on blue ice.

 

Titered catalog isolates

While the above viralisolates are not titered. We can grow to high titer and quantify any of the viruses on this page.

Virus Titration method Cost
hMPV ELISA $750
Adenovirus Vital staining $585
Influenza ELISA $600