FPMI-CF-60
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
Spruce Budworm
Primary Designation
FPMI-CF-60
Accession No.
CVCL_Z471
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
G.T. Harvey and S.S. Sohi
References
Harvey, G. T., & Sohi, S. S. (1985). Isozyme characterization of 28 cell lines from five insect species. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 63(10), 2270-2276; Harvey, G. T., & Sohi, S. S. (1989). Isozyme characterization of 8 hymenopteran and 20 lepidopteran cell lines. In: Invertebrate Cell System Applications, Vol. I (Ed: Mitsuhashi J.); pp.71-75; CRC Press; Boca Raton; Feng, Q., Arif, B. M., Palli, S. R., Sohi, S. S., & Retnakaran, A. (2001). Molecular modifications of baculoviruses for the control of forest insect pests. Advances in virus research, 57, 263-290.
Notes
Unique properties: susceptible to certain delta-endotoxin proteins of Bacillus thuringiensis; Authentication: isozyme profiles used for the identification and monitoring of cell cultures.
Medium
90% Grace's insect medium + 10%FBS
Cell Culture Collection
D. Doucet, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada.
daniel.doucet@canada.ca
Status
Microorganism Propagation
Autographa californica multinucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV)
