CEC CC 130

CEC CC 130

Order

Common Name(s)

Mediterranean fruit fly

Primary Designation

CEC CC 130

Accession No.

CVCL_Z884

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

R. Cavalloro

References

Cavalloro R., Rozi G., Zaffaroni G. (1980). Radiosensitivity and DNA content of an in vitro cell line of the Mediterranean fruit-fly; Maramorosch, K.; Hink, W. F. (1980). The 1979 compilation of invertebrate cell lines and culture media. In: Invertebrate Systems In Vitro (Eds: Kurstak, E.; Maramorosch, K.; Duebendorfer, A.), pp.553-578, Elsevier, Oxford; Cavalloro, R. (1981). Establishment of continuously in vitro growing cell lines of med-fly (Ceratitis capitata wied.). Revue Canadienne de Biologie, 40(2), 181-186; Cavalloro R., Scovassi A.I., Bertazzoni U. (1983). Aspects of DNA synthesis in cells and embryos of med-fly (Ceratitis capitata Wied.); Plus, N., Veyrunes, J. C., & Cavalloro, R. (1981). Endogenous viruses of ceratitis capitata wied.«JRC Ispra strain, and of C. Capitata permanent cell lines. In Annales de l'Institut Pasteur/Virologie (Vol. 132, No. 1, pp. 91-100). Elsevier Masson.

Notes

Growth characteristics: population doubling time is 22 hr; Karyotype: diploid cell line (2n=12).

Medium

Schields & Sang medium + 10% FBS

Status

Adventitious Microorganism

Infected by Drosophila X virus (DXV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

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