MRRL-CH2
Order
Species
Common Name(s)
Tobacco hornworm
Primary Designation
MRRL-CH2
Accession No.
CVCL_Z390
Stage
Tissue
Initiator(s)
P. E. Eide
References
Eide, P. E., Caldwell, J. M., & Marks, E. P. (1975). Establishment of two cell lines from embryonic tissue of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.). In Vitro, 11(6), 395-399; 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.), Elsevier; Oxford, pp. 553-578.
Notes
Origin: similar to MRRL-CH1, but no antibiotics were used after the first passage; Morphology and other characteristics: similar to MRRL-CH1 (morphology, growth rate, serological/cytogenetic characteristics).
Medium
TNM-FH + 10% FBS
Status
Microorganism Propagation
Replicates Autographa californica multiple nucleohedrovirus (AcMNPV)
