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Isolation
Homogenate of whole fry, Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
-60°C or colder
Comments
Temperature sensitive (56°C for 15 minutes), 170 X 70 nm in size. Acid and glycerol-labile. Pathogenic for rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri), sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka), and chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha).
Effect on Host
Perforated plaques with central necrosis and contracted edges. Cells at edges have marginated chromatin
Recommended Host
rainbow trout gonad (RTG-2) cells (ATCC CCL-55)
RTG-2 cells (ATCC CCL-55); FHM cells (ATCC CCL-42) at pH 7.6 to 8.0
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 15°C
Incubation: 3-4 days
Name of Depositor
KE Wolf, MC Quimby
Source
Homogenate of whole fry, Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Darlington RW, et al. Fish rhabdoviruses: morphology and ultrastructure of North American salmonid isolates. Arch. Gesamte Virusforsch. 39: 257-264, 1972. PubMed: 4117916
