ATCC® Number:VR-605™
Classification: Herpesvirus, Miscellaneous
Agent: Sand rat inclusion agent
Strain: E 145A/15,16
Original Source: Respiratory tract of Egyptian sand rat (Psammomys obesus), 1965
Depositors: LV Melendez
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : primary rabbit kidney cells primary rabbit kidney cells; HeLa cells (ATCCCCL-2); human amnion in tissue culture; sand rat kidney cells; squirrel monkey kidney in tissue culture
Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 7-9 days
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Cytopathic effects in tissue culture
Comments : CPE inhibited by heat (56C in 30 minutes) and ether. Absence of serological relationship to other members of herpesvirus group. CPE inhibited by heat (56C in 30 minutes) and ether. Absence of serological relationship to other members of herpesvirus group.
References : 33701: Melendez LV, et al. A herpes virus from sand rats (Psammomys obesus). Lab. Anim. Care 17: 302-309, 1967. PubMed: 4228677
