BmE-SWU2

BmE-SWU2

Order

Species

Common Name(s)

Silk moth

Primary Designation

BmE-SWU2

Accession No.

CVCL_Z086

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

M.H. Pan

References

Pan, M., Chen, M., Ding, Y., Hong, X., & Lu, C. (2006). Establishment and characterization of an embryo cell line of Bombyx mori, BmE-SWU2. Kun chong xue bao. Acta entomologica Sinica, 49(5), 719-725; Pan, M. H., Xiao, S. Q., Chen, M., Hong, X. J., & Lu, C. (2007). Establishment and characterization of two embryonic cell lines of Bombyx mori. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 43(2), 101-104.

Notes

Morphology: cells are oblong or round, and small: Growth characteritsics: population doubling time = 46.6 hr; Karyology: 89.9% of cells of this cell line are diploid (2n=56).

Medium

TC-100 + 10% FBS

Cell Culture Collection

The Key Sericultural Laboratory of Ministry of Agriculture, Southwest University, 216 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing, China.

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu