FPMI-MD-66
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
Forest tent caterpillar
Primary Designation
FPMI-MD-66
Accession No.
CVCL_Z437
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
S. S. Sohi
References
Sohi, S. S. (1971). In vitro cultivation of hemocytes of Malacosoma disstria HÜBNER (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 49(10), 1355-1358; Lapointe, J. F., Dunphy, G. B., Giannoulis, P., Mandato, C. A., Nardi, J. B., Gharib, O. H., & Niven, D. F. (2011). Cell lines, MD108 and MD66, from hemocytes of Malacosoma disstria (Lepidoptera) display aspects of plasma-free innate non-self activities. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 108(3), 180-193.
Notes
Morphology: the majority of these cells are fibroblastic; Growth characteristics: the cells in this line initially grow attached and then detach and grow in suspension as the cell number increases; Unique properties: displays aspects of plasma-free innate non-self activities.
Medium
EX-CELL 420 + 10% FBS
Cell Culture Collection
Daniel Doucet, Great Lakes Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Natural Resources Canada.
Dan.Doucet@NRCan.gc.ca
