ATCC? Number:VR-678?
Classification: Iridoviridae, Ranavirus
Agent: Frog virus 3 deposited as Tadpole edema virus
Strain: White Sulphur Springs, WV
Original Source: Viscera and leg homogenate from metamorphosing bullfrog tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana)
Depositors: KE Wolf, GL Bullock
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: Severe edema in legs of metamorphosing Rana catesbeiana; Severe edema and necrosis in gastrointestinal tract and viscera of Bufo species
Comments : Ether sensitive and acid labile; does not cause HA or hemadsorption; not heat-stabilized by molor magnesium chloride.
References : 26260: Wolf K, et al. Tadpole edema virus: a viscerotropic pathogen for anuran amphibians. J. Infect. Dis. 118: 253-262, 1968. PubMed: 5674065 33803: Wolf K. . Recent Results Cancer Res. 317: 1969..