ATCC® Number:VR-1376™
Classification: Rickettsiae
Agent: Rickettsia massiliae Beati and Raoult
Strain: Mtul [strain Mtu1]
Original Source: Hemolymph of Rhipicephalus turanicus (Tick) from the South of France
Depositors: L Beati, D Raoult
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : Vero cells (ATCCCCL-81) L-929 cells (ATCC-CCL-1); Vero cells (ATCCCCL-81); human embryonic lung cells
Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 3-5 days
Effect : No, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects
Comments : Cross-reacts with mouse sera to other spotted fever rickettsiae. Serology confirms that this agent is a distinct seotype within the spotted fever group of rickettsiae. Note: Officially recognized as reference strain by International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. 6/16/93
References : 32867: Beati L, et al. Comparison of serologic typing, sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis protein analysis, and genetic restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis for identification of rickettsiae: characterization of two new rickettsial strains. J. Clin. Microbiol. 30: 1922-1930, 1992. PubMed: 1354221 33874: Beati L, Raoult D. Rickettsia massiliae sp. nov., a new spotted fever group Rickettsia. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 43: 839-840, 1993. PubMed: 8240964