ATCC® Number:VR-103™
Classification: Orthomyxoviridae, Influenzavirus B
Agent: Influenza B virus
Strain: B/GL/1739/54
Original Source: patient at Great Lakes Naval Training Station, IL, 1954
Depositors: RQ Robinson
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : 10 day chicken embryo, i.a. inoculation
Incubation : Duration: 2 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Allantoic fluid agglutinates chicken RBC
References : 32610: Mogabgab WJ, et al. Isolation and cytopathogenic effect of influenza B viruses in monkey kidney cultures. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 89: 654-659, 1955. PubMed: 13254857