ATCC? Number:VR-523?
Classification: Orthomyxoviridae, Influenzavirus B
Agent: Influenza B virus
Strain: B/Mass/3/66
Original Source: Throat washings from patient in US, 1966
Depositors: R.I.T. - Recherche et Industrie Therapeutiques
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo
Incubation : Duration: 48 hours at 33C with humidity
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Allantoic fluid agglutinates chicken RBC
Store at : -70°C (or colder)
References : 33619: . . NCDC Influenza-Respiratory Disease Surveillance Report 83: 4, 1967.