This virus is preserved under Viral Storage Medium -80C.Tests for the presence of mycoplasmae were negative. To confirm its identity the virus has been partially sequenced.
Freeze-dried Chikungunya virus, strain UVE/CHIKV/2009/FR/15.3 WT. This strain was obtained from modified infectious clone (LR2006_OPY1; La Reunion island 2006), transfected and cultivated on Vero cells