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Isolation
human with fever and rash, Australia
originally isolated on Vero cells
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
-70°C or lower
Comments
stable at room temperature for 1-2 hours
John Stenos
Effect on Host
Cytopathic effects (lytic) in Vero cells
Recommended Host
chicken embryo, yolk sac inoculation
chicken embryo; Vero cells (ATCC CCL-81)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 34°C
Incubation: 10 days at 34°C in chicken embryo
Cryopreservation
Storage temperature: -70C or lower
Name of Depositor
J Stenos
Special Collection
NCRR Contract
Source
human with fever and rash, Australia
originally isolated on Vero cells
References
Stenos J, et al. Protein characterization of Australian spotted fever group rickettsiae and monoclonal antibody typing of Rickettsia honei. J. Clin. Microbiol. 35: 261-263, 1997. PubMed: 8968920
Graves SR, et al. Spotted fever group rickettsial infection in south-eastern Australia: isolation of rickettsiae. Comp. Immunol. Microbiol. Infect. Dis. 16: 223-233, 1993. PubMed: 8403837
Stenos J, et al. Rickettsia honei sp. nov., the aetiological agent of Flinders Island spotted fever in Australia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 48: 1399-1404, 1998. PubMed: 9828442
