BCIRL-Dp-AM/JG

BCIRL-Dp-AM/JG

Order

Common Name(s)

Monarch Butterfly

Primary Designation

BCIRL-Dp-AM/JG

Accession No.

CVCL_Z403

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

A.H. McIntosh, J.J. Grasela

References

McIntosh, A. H., & Grasela, J. J. (2009). Establishment of a monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus, Lepidoptera: Danaidae) cell line and its suceptability to insect viruses. Applied Entomology and Zoology, 44(2), 331-336.

Notes

Morphology: round cells; Growth characteritics: doubling time of 32 h; Authentication: identity established by DAF-PCR.

Medium

EX-CELL 420 + 10% FBS

Cell Culture Collection

Cynthia Goodman, USDA, ARS, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory (BCIRL), Columbia, Missouri, USA.

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Plutella xylostella multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (PxMNPV); Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AgMNPV), Anagrapha falcifera multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AfMNPV); Helicoverpa zea single-nucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus (HzSNPV)

Contact Information

S-225 Ag Science Center Lexington, KY 40546-0091

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu