ATCC® Number:VR-1408™
Classification: Paramyxoviridae, Paramyxovirinae, Unclassified
Agent: Ophidian paramyxovirus
Strain: Neotropical
Original Source: Lung tissue of a neotropical rattlesnake with CNS disorder and pneumonia
Depositors: E Jacobson
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : Vero cells (ATCCCCL-81) Vero cells (ATCCCCL-81); VH2 cells (ATCCCCL-140)
Incubation : Temperature: 30.0°C Duration: 5-7 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects (syncytia formation and cell lysis)
Comments : Induces hemagglutination of chicken RBCs.
References : 34095: Richter GDetermination of optimal culture technique and the study of physicochemical and cytopathological aspects of ophidian paramyxovirus Masters thesis, Univ. Florida, 1994