BTI-Pr-8A1

BTI-Pr-8A1

Order

Species

Common Name(s)

European cabbage butterfly/Small white butterfly

Primary Designation

BTI-Pr-8A1

Accession No.

CVCL_Z958

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

K. G. Dwyer

References

Dwyer, K. G., Webb, S. E., Shelton, A. M., & Granados, R. R. (1988). Establishment of cell line from Pieris rapae embryos: characterization and susceptibility to baculoviruses. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 52(2), 268-274.

Notes

Authentication: this cell line is characterized by malate and lactate dehydrogenase isozyme comparison with other lepidopteran and mosquito cell lines; Morphology: loosely attached, small fibroblast-shaped cells that grow in clumps when concentrated; Growth characteristics: population doubling time = 41 hr.

Medium

GTC100

Cell Culture Collection

Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

Status

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu