ATCC® Number:VR-128™
Classification: Paramyxoviridae, Paramyxovirinae, Morbillivirus
Agent: Canine distemper virus deposited as Canine distemper
Strain: Lederle
Original Source: Field case of distemper encephalitis in dog
Depositors: VJ Cabasso, PJ Vasington
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo chicken embryo (chorioallantoic membrane); suckling hamster, i.c. inoculation; SL-29 cells (ATCCCRL-1590)
Incubation : Max Temperature: 37.0°C Min Temperature: 35.0°C Duration: 5-7 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture Yes, in vivo effects: lesions on chorioallantoic membrane
Comments : Belongs to the same virus subgroup as measles and rinderpest.
References : 32789: Cabasso VJ. . Cornell Vet. 42: 96, 1952.
