ATCC® Number:VR-813™
Classification: Chlamydiaceae
Agent: Chlamydophila caviae Everett et al. deposited as Guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis
Strain: Strain: 1
Original Source: Guinea pig conjunctiva
Depositors: J Schachter
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : McCoy cells (ATCCCRL-1696) chicken embryo, yolk sac; guine pig; McCoy cells (ATCCCRL-1696)
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects (inclusions) detectable by immunofluorescence; mild conjunctivitis in guinea pig
References : 33919: Murray ES. Guinea pig inclusion conjunctivitis virus. I. Isolation and identification as a member of the Psittacosis-Lymphogranuloma-Trachoma group. J. Infect. Dis. 114: 1-12, 1964. PubMed: 14118043 38940: Everett KD, et al. Emended description of the order Chlamydiales, proposal of Parachlamydiaceae fam. nov. and Simkaniaceae fam. nov., each containing one monotypic genus, revised taxonomy of the family Chlamydiaceae, including a new genus and five new species, and standards for the identification of organisms. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 49: 415-440, 1999. PubMed: 10319462