Biosafety classification is based on U.S. Public Health Service Guidelines, it is the responsibility of the customer to ensure that their facilities comply with biosafety regulations for their own country.
This strain is incorrectly listed in ASTM Standard Test Methods E1052-85 and E1053-91 as VR-2.
Recognized Reference Strain: Pereira, H.G. et al., Virology 20:613, 1963. Agglutinates rat RBC (incompletely). Derived from passage of VR-1079 (NIAID V-202-001-014) at ATCC.
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