ATCC® Number:VR-574™
Classification: Chlamydiaceae
Agent: Chlamydophila psittaci (Lillie) Everett et al. deposited as Ornithosis, pigeon
Strain: Ornithosis, Pigeon strain CP-3
Original Source: pigeon, California, 1958
Depositors: LA Page
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : chicken embryo, yolk sac inoculation chicken embryo; mouse, i.c. or i.p. inoculation; pigeon, i.c. or i.p. inoculation; sparrow, i.p. inoculation; parakeet, i.p. inoculation; turkey, i.p. inoculation
Incubation : Temperature: 39.0°C Duration: 4-8 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: death of embryo with hyperemia of yolk sac
References : 33661: Page LA. . Am. J. Vet. Res. 21: 971, 1960. 33662: Page LA. Interspecies transfer of psittacosis-LGV-trachoma agents: pathogenicity of two avian and two mammalian strains for eight species of birds and mammals. Am. J. Vet. Res. 27: 397-407, 1966. PubMed: 6006334