ATCC? Number:VR-122?
Classification: Chlamydiaceae
Agent: Chlamydophila psittaci (Lillie) Everett et al. deposited as Meningopneumonitis
Strain: Meningopneumonitis strain Francis
Original Source: Ferret inoculated with human material, 1934
Depositors: HM Jenkin
Biosafety Level:3
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo, yolk sac inoculation chicken embryo; mouse, i.c. inoculation; cat
Incubation : Duration: 2-10 days
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: causes death in host animal
References : 32737: Francis T Jr.. . J. Exp. Med. 68: 147, 1938.