MB-H 260

MB-H 260

Order

Common Name(s)

Cabbage moth

Primary Designation

MB-H 260

Accession No.

CVCL_Z314

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

W. Lehmann

References

Lehmann, W., & Weilepp, M. (1989). Establishment of a cell line from hemocytes of Mamestra brassicae L. and sensitivity to a homologous nuclear polyhedrosis virus. Archiv fuer Phytopathologie und Pflanzenschutz 25:387-401; Lynn, D. (2007). Available lepidopteran insect cell lines. In: Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 338: Baculovirus and Insect Cell Expression Protocols (Ed. Murhammar, D. W.), Humana Press Inc., Totowa, NJ, pp 117-138

Notes

Growth characteristics: doubling time is 24-30 hr

Medium

Grace's insect medium + 15% FCS or + 10% FBS

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Mamestra brassicae multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (MbMNPV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu