DSIR-HA1179
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
African black beetle
Primary Designation
DSIR-HA1179
Accession No.
CVCL_Z330
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
A.M. Crawford
References
Crawford, A. M. (1982). A COLEOPTERAN CELL LINE DERIVED FROM HETERONYCHUS ARATOR (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE). In Vitro-Plant, 18(10), 813-816; McIntosh, A. H., Grasela, J. J., & Matted, R. L. (1996). IDENTIFICATION OF INSECT CELL LINES BY DNA AMPLIFICATION FINGERPRINTING (DAF). Insect Molecular Biology, 5(3), 187-195; Pushparajan, C., Claus, J. D., Marshall, S. D. G., & Visnovsky, G. (2013). CHARACTERIZATION OF GROWTH AND ORYCTESRHINOCEROS NUDIVIRUS PRODUCTION IN ATTACHED CULTURES OF THE DSIR-HA-1179 COLEOPTERAN INSECT CELL LINE. Cytotechnology, 65(6), 1003-1016.
Notes
Growth characteristics: doubling time = 6 d; Morphology: most cells are spindle-shaped, 25 to 40 µm long and 15 to 20 µm wide; Unique properties: adhere strongly to plastic surfaces and are highly resistant to trypsin and collagenase treatment.
Medium
EX-CELL 420 + 9%FBS
Cell Culture Collection
Cynthia Goodman, USDA, ARS, Biological Control of Insects Research Laboratory (BCIRL), Columbia, Missouri, USA.
cindy.goodman@usda.gov
Status
Microorganism Propagation
Susceptible to infection by Oryctes rhinoceros nudivirus (OrNV)
