ATCC? Number:VR-900?
Classification: Bunyaviridae, Phlebovirus
Agent: Aguacate virus
Strain: VP 175 A
Original Source: Lutzomyia (mixed species), isolated in Vero cells, Panama, 1969
Depositors: RE Shope
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : suckling mouse; Vero cells (ATCCCCL-81)
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: cytopathic effects in tissue culture (plaques) Yes, in vivo effects: death in suckling mice
References : 33996: . International catalogue of arboviruses. 2nd ed.Bethesda, MD: DHEW; 1975.