ATCC? Number:VR-743?
Classification: Nidovirales, Coronaviridae, Coronavirus, Group 1
Agent: Transmissible gastroenteritis virus
Strain: Miller
Original Source: Small intestine of neonatal pig with Porcine Transmissible Gastroenteritis (TGE)
Depositors: LJ Saif
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : pig kidney cells; pig pig; established swine testes cells
Incubation : Duration: 1 day
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: Severe diarrhea and death in neonatal pigs
Comments : Pleomorphic and variable in diameter (80-120 nm), with petal-shaped projections typical to those seen with coronaviruses.
References : 24590: Bohl EH, et al. Antibody responses in serum, colostrum, and milk of swine after infection or vaccination with transmissible gastroenteritis virus. Infect. Immun. 6: 289-301, 1972. PubMed: 4629259 24699: Bohl EH, Kumagai T. . Proc. U.S. Livestock Sanit. Assoc. 69: 343-350, 1965.