ATCC? Number:VR-229?
Classification: Poxviridae, Chordopoxvirinae, Avipoxvirus
Agent: Fowlpox virus deposited as Fowlpox virus, Avipoxvirus
Strain: FH [Beaudette, FH 2755]
Original Source: Typical fowlpox scabs from combs of chickens in New Jersey prior to 1928
Depositors: LE Hanson
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : chicken embryo chicken embryo fibroblasts in tissue culture
Incubation : Duration: 3-4 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in chicken embryo fibroblasts in tissue culture Yes, in vitro effects: lesions on chorioallantoic membranes
Comments : Lyophilized virus preparations from chicken embryos were found viable after storage for 10 years and frozen, glycerinated virus suspensions were found viable after 143 days.
References : 33394: Beaudette FR. . Am. J. Vet. Res. 9: 190, 1948.