BCIRL-Cc-JG
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
Cactus moth
Primary Designation
BCIRL-Cc-JG
Accession No.
CVCL_Z422
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
J. J. Grasela
References
Grasela, J. J., McIntosh, A. H., Ringbauer, J., Goodman, C. L., Carpenter, J. E., & Popham, H. J. (2012). Development of cell lines from the cactophagous insect: Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and their susceptibility to three baculoviruses. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 48(5), 293-300.
Notes
Unique properties: Developed as a tool to facilitate the investigation of baculoviruses; Growth charcteristics: doubling time = 192.6 hours (with daily medium change), 112 hours (with weekly medium change).
Medium
EX-CELL 420 + 10% FBS
Cell Culture Collection
Cynthia Goodman, USDA, ARS, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory (BCIRL), Columbia, Missouri, USA.
david.stanley@usda.gov
Status
Microorganism Propagation
Susceptible to Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) and Galleria mellonella multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus GmMNPV
