ATCC® Number:VR-577™
Classification: Chlamydiaceae
Agent: Chlamydia trachomatis (Busacca) Rake deposited as Lymphogranuloma venereum type II
Strain: Lymphogranuloma venereum [strain T'ang (TRIC/China/Peking-2/OTf)]
Original Source: Trachomatous conjunctiva
Depositors: J Schachter
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo, yolk sac inoculation chicken embryo fibroblasts; mouse
Incubation : Duration: 5-6 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: causes death in host animal
Comments : Not typical trachoma strain. Fast killer of egg embryo, wider host range. Free of mycoplasma at passage 73. Distribution of this strain will be discontinued when supply becomes exhausted; ATCCVR-902 is recommended as a substitute.
References : 33663: T'ang. . Chin. Med. J. 75: 429, 1957.