ATCC? Number:VR-1316?
Classification: Herpesviridae, Rhadinovirus (Tentative species in the genus)
Agent: Marmot herpesvirus
Strain: HW99
Original Source: Wild woodchuck hepatocyte culture, Pennsylvania
Depositors: EM Schechter
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : OMK cells (ATCCCRL-1556) woodchuck; WCH-17 (woodchuck hepatoma in tissue culture); owl monkey kidney cells; baby hamster kidney cells; Vero cells (ATCCCCL-81); CRFK cells (ATCCCCL-94)
Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 4-6 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects (cell rounding and detachment)
Comments : Does not replicate in Hep3B, PrRbK, BSC-1. Does not appear to cause clinical disease in woodchucks, mice, hamsters or guinea pigs.
References : 23201: Schechter EM, et al. Characterization of a herpesvirus isolated from woodchuck hepatocytes. J. Gen. Virol. 69: 1591-1599, 1988. PubMed: 2839596