ATCC? Number:VR-889?
Classification: Retrovirus, Foamy
Agent: Feline syncytia-forming virus
Strain: F-17
Original Source: Thymus cell culture of normal cat
Depositors: JL Riggs
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : feline embryo fibroblasts feline kidney cells; human kidney cells; rat kidney cells
Incubation : Duration: 5-8 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Foamy cytopathic effects, syncytium formation. Does not appear to be associated with any disease in animals
References : 32798: Riggs JL, et al. Syncytium-forming agent isolated from domestic cats. Nature 222: 1190-1191, 1969. PubMed: 5788991