ATCC? Number:VR-2010?
Classification: Poxviridae, Orthopoxvirus
Agent: Vaccinia virus deposited as Vaccinia virus, Orthopoxvirus
Strain: AS
Original Source: Dairen I strain of vaccinia virus that had been used for production of smallpox vaccine at the Government Institute for Infectious D
Depositors: S Arakawa
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : chicken embryo, chorioallantoic membrane inoculation chicken embryo; chicken embryo fibroblasts in tissue culture; mouse kidney cells
Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 2 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: causes pocks on chorioallantoic membranes Yes, in vivo effects: death of embryos
Comments : This is a non-neurotropic strain. Vaccination recommended for lab staff manipulating vaccinia, monkeypox, or cowpox viruses (CDC/NIH Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories, 4th ed, 1999 - stock no. 017-040-00547-4). Unneurotropic.
References : 33223: . Strains of Human Viruses. New York: S Karger; 1972.