ATCC? Number:VR-148?
Classification: Rickettsiae
Agent: Rickettsia akari Huebner et al.
Strain: MK (Kaplan)
Original Source: blood from patient, New York City, 1946
Depositors: RA Ormsbee
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo, yolk sac inoculation
Incubation : Duration: 7-8 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: causes death in host animal
Comments : Antigenically related to, but not identical with, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Infected male GP usually show scrotal reactions. *)Requests for this agent must carry signed statement assuming all risks and responsibility for lab handling. Passage may be made in mice (i.p.) by inoculation of spleen from moribund mice; inoculated mice become ill and die in 9-10 days. BSL III practices and facilities are recommended for propagative laboratory procedures. Antigenically related to, but not identical with, the agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Infected male GP usually show scrotal reactions.
References : 33198: Huebner RJ. . Public Health Rep. 61: 1605, 1946. 36887: Skerman VB, et al. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 30: 225-420, 1980.