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 types A or B viruses cause epidemics of disease almost every winter. In the United States, these winter influenza epidemics can cause illness in 10-20% of people and are associated with an average of 36,000 deaths and 114,000 hospitalizations per year. Receiving an influena vaccine can prevent illness from types A and B influenza. See CDC Influenza Information. Each isolate is $100.
| Item | Patient | Collection year, site | Investigator | |
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| HuFluA-1 | HuH3N2 | male, 47-yr | March 2006, Iowa | Gray |
| HuFluA-2 | HuH3N2 | female, 54-yr | March 2006, Iowa | Gray |
| HuFluA-3 | HuH3N2 | male, 58-yr | February 2006, Iowa | Gray |
| HuA/Iowa/CEID23/05 | Sw/Av/HuH1N1 recombinant | male, 50-yr | February 2005, Iowa | Gray |
| FluB | uncharacterized | male, 4-yr | February 2005, Iowa | Gray |
Considerable epidemiological evidence suggests that Ad7d2, Ad7h, Ad14 and Ad21 variants are new and possibly more virulent genotypes. Each isolate is $85.
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Patient | Collection year, site |
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| male, 1-yr | February 2005, Colorado |
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| male, 1-yr | December 2004, New York |
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| female, 7-yr | October 2004, Missouri |
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| female, 18-yr | August 2004, South Carolina |
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| male, 19-yr | June 2005, New Jersey |
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| female, 1-yr | January 2005, Connecticut |
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| male, 4-yr | February 2005, Colorado |
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| male, 1-yr | February 2001, Iowa |
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| female, 10-yr | February 2001, Iowa |
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| male, 1 -yr | February 2001, Iowa |
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| male, 1-yr | March 2002, Iowa |
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| male, 1-yr | February 2002, Iowa |
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| male, 72-yr | August 2005, Wisconsin |
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| male, 3-yr | March 2005 , Missouri |
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| female, 1-yr | April 2007 , Wisconsin |
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| male, 44-yr | March 2005 , Arizona |
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| male, 21-yr | June 2006 , Illinois |
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| female, 29-yr | september 2005, Tennessee |
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| female, 47-yr | January 2005, Connecticut |
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| male, 37-yr, expired | March, 2002, Iowa |
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| male, 1-yr | January 2005, Colorado |
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| male, 6-yr | Janruary 2005, Colorado |
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| male, 11-yr | October 2005, Texas |
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| male, 53-yr | December 2004, Iowa |
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| female, 2-yr | December 2004, Indiana |
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| male, 37-yr | January 2005, Indiana |
This difficult to detect and and culture, newly-described pathogen may explain up to 15% of acute respiratory infections. Each isolate is $250.
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Genotype | Patient | Collection year, site |
Investigator |
| G gene, B1 | male, 4-yr | June 2002, Cusco Dept, Peru |
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| G gene, B2 | 4-yr | October 2002, Cusco Dept, Peru |
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| G gene, B1 | female, 7-yr | June 2003, Loreto Dept, Peru |
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| G gene, B1 | female, 4-yr | June 2003, Loreto Dept, Peru |
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| G gene, B1 | female, 3-yr | June 2003, Loreto Dept, Peru |
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| G gene, B2 | male, 9-month | October 2003, Cusco Dept, Peru |
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| 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 |
10 acetone fixed DFA control slides for $75. This price does not include shipping on blue ice.
While the above viral isolates are not titered, we can grow to high titer and quantify any of the viruses on this page.
| Virus | Titration method | Cost |
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| hMPV | ELISA | $750 |
| Adenovirus | Vital staining | $585 |
| Influenza | ELISA | $600 |
Some strains have caused severe human disease and have been implicated as zoonotic. Each isolate is $250.
| Item | Genotype | Patient | Collection year, site | Investigator |
| SW31.1 | ST398 | 9 week old piglet | April 2008; Illinois | Smith |
| SW62.1 | ST398 | 21 week old hog | April 2008; Illinois | Smith |
| SW181.1 | ST398 | 24 week old hog | April 2008; Illinois | Smith |
| HU01010T | ST398 | male; 28-yr human | April 2008; Illinois | Smith |
| HU01011N | ST398 | male; 40-yr human | April 2008; Illinois | Smith |