ATCC® Number:VR-416™
Classification: Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
Agent: Rio Bravo virus
Strain: Burns Bat
Original Source: Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana bats, Texas, 1954
Depositors: RE Shope
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : suckling mouse, i.c. inoculation or i.p. inoculation suckling mouse, i.c. or i.p. inoculation; mouse, i.c. inoculation
Incubation : Duration: 4-6 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: causes death in host animal
Comments : HA produced (Opt. pH 6.2, 37C). No arthropod vector demonstrated. *Requests for this agent must carry signed statement assuming all risks and responsibility for lab handling. HA produced (Opt. pH 6.2, 37C). No arthropod vector demonstrated.
References : 24570: et al., Burns KF. . Science 123: 227, 1956. 24576: et al., Burns KF. . Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 27: 257, 1957.