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. 2013 Aug 28;8(8):e74022. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074022

Table 1. Pathogenicity of parental and chimeric viruses in embryonated eggs.

Virus MDT (h)a
rLaSota 112
rBan/AF 122
rLaSota-Ban/AF F 148
RLaSota-Ban/AF HN 129
rLaSota-Ban/AF F HN >168

a Mean embryo death time (MDT): the mean time (h) for the minimum lethal dose of virus to kill all of the inoculated embryos. Pathotype definition: virulent strains, <60 h; intermediate virulent strains, 60 to 90 h; avirulent strains, >90 h.