ATCC® Number:VR-400™
Classification: Bunyaviridae, Orthobunyavirus
Agent: Bunyamwera virus deposited as Tucunduba virus
Strain: Be Ar 278
Original Source: Pool of Sabethini mosquitoes, Belem, June 1961
Depositors: RE Shope
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: freeze-dried
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Host Organism : suckling mouse
Incubation : Duration: 5-10 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: causes death in host animal