BCIRL-HZ-AM3
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
cotton bollworm
Primary Designation
BCIRL-HZ-AM3
Accession No.
CVCL_Z401
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
A.H. McIntosh
References
McIntosh, A. H., & Ignoffo, C. M. (1981). REPLICATION AND INFECTIVITY OF THE SINGLE-EMBEDDED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS, BACULOVIRUS HELIOTHIS, IN HOMOLOGOUS CELL LINES. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 37(3), 258-264; McIntosh, A. H., & Ignoffo, C. M. (1983). CHARACTERIZATION OF FIVE CELL LINES ESTABLISHED FROM SPECIES OF HELIOTHIS. Applied Entomology and Zoology, 18(2), 262-269.
Notes
Morphology: shape from subspherical to elipsoid; Growth characteristics: Maximum cell population of H. zea-derived lines ranged from 9.97±0.32×10X5 to 12.00±0.44×10X5 cells; Cell doubling time: 31 h; Karyology: more than 90% of the cells contained 40 to 180 chromosomes/cell.
Medium
TC 199-MK medium + 10% FCS
Cell Culture Collection
Cynthia Goodman, USDA, ARS, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory (BCIRL), Columbia, Missouri, USA.
david.stanley@usda.gov
Status
Microorganism Propagation
Able to replcate Helicoverpa zea single nucleopolyhedrovirus (HzSNPV).
