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Isolation
Sasco Sprague-Dawley rat (SL2), male, St. Louis O'Fallon colony, rodent parvovirus other-positive, Cincinnati, OH, 1993.
Product Format
frozen
Storage Conditions
Frozen: -70°C or colder Freeze-Dried: 2°C to 8°C Live Culture: See Protocols Section
Type Strain
no
Comments
Contaminated with Brevibacterium sp. (possibly B. epidermidis), Aspergillus sp. (possibly A. terreus), and Mycoplasma hyorhinis (ATCC lab results)
Also contains Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. ratti
Growth Conditions
in vivo cultivation, rat
Cryopreservation
No protocol available at this time.
Name of Depositor
M Cushion
Year of Origin
1993
References
Cushion MT, et al. Evidence for two genetic variants of Pneumocystis carinii coinfecting laboratory rats. J. Clin. Microbiol. 31: 1217-1223, 1993. PubMed: 8501222
