ATCC? Number:VR-772?
Classification: Retrovirus, Avian Type C Retrovirus Group
Agent: Rous sarcoma virus C
Strain: Prague (subgroup C)
Original Source: chicken with sarcomas
Depositors: EJ Smith
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo fibroblasts from pathogen free eggs pathogen-free chicken embryo cells
Incubation : Temperature: 38.0°C Duration: 7 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: transformation of chicken embryo fibroblasts
Comments : Non-defective. Not known to be free of associated leukosis virus. This virus is a prototype for the subgroup C viruses, and its replication competence has in the past made it useful for large scale production of virus.
References : 33881: Smith RE, Bernstein EH. Production and purification of large amounts of Rous sarcoma virus. Appl. Microbiol. 25: 346-353, 1973. PubMed: 4349185