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Virology

Human Herpes Virus Type 8 (HHV-8)

Description:
Taxonomic Classification
     Family: Herpesviridae
     Subfamily: Gammaherpesviriane
     Genus: Rhadinovirus (gamm2)
     Species: HHV8 (KSHV)

Defintion/Details:
Discovered in 1994; 165 Kb genome; a.k.a. Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated Herpes Virus (KSHV).

Present In: endothelial tumor (spindle) cells of KS lesions and Primary effusion lymphoma cells

Catalog Number Unit Size Unit Price
HV8-010 1.0 mg Inquire price and Shipping
HV8-001 0.1 mg Inquire price and Shipping

Virus Preparation:
Potassium tartrate density gradient purified virus preceded by PEG precipitate of media supernatant.


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