ATCC? Number:VR-841?
Classification: Nidovirales, Coronaviridae, Coronavirus,Group 3
Agent: Infectious bronchitis virus
Strain: Arkansas 99
Original Source: Trachea of chicken with respiratory rales, Arkansas
Depositors: SR Hopkins
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : chicken embryo chicken embryo; chicken
Incubation : Temperature: 37.0°C Duration: 30 hours
Effect : Yes, in vivo effects: Stunting of embryo, curled toes, clubbed down, low mortality
References : 24686: Fields DB. Arkansas 99, a new infectious bronchitis serotype. Avian Dis. 17: 659-661, 1973. PubMed: 4748352 24687: Johnson RB, et al. A new serotype of infectious bronchitis virus responsible for respiratory disease in Arkansas broiler flocks. Avian Dis. 17: 518-523, 1973. PubMed: 4748341