BTI-Tn-5F2

BTI-Tn-5F2

Order

Species

Common Name(s)

Cabbage looper

Primary Designation

BTI-Tn-5F2

Accession No.

CVCL_Z412

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

R. R. Granados

References

Granados, R. R., Derksen, A. C., & Dwyer, K. G. (1986). REPLICATION OF THE TRICHOPLUSIA NI GRANULOSIS AND NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES IN CELL CULTURES. Virology, 152(2), 472-476.

Notes

Growth characteristics: slow growing, passaged 1:5 weekly.

Medium

GTC-100 = Grace's insect medium + 10% FBS

Cell Culture Collection

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

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Produces low levels of Trichoplusia ni granulosis virus (TnGV) and high levels of Trichoplusia ni single nucleopolyhedrovirus (TnSNPV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu