NIH-SaPe-4

NIH-SaPe-4

Order

Common Name(s)

Flesh fly

Primary Designation

NIH-SaPe-4

Accession No.

CVCL_Z550

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

M. Takahashi

References

Takahashi, M., Mitsuhashi, J., & Ohtaki, T. (1980). Establishment of a cell line from embryonic tissues of the fleshfly, Sarcophaga peregrina (Insecta: Diptera). Development, Growth & Differentiation, 22(1), 11-19; Mitsuhashi, J. (1989). Nutritional requirements of insect cells in vitro. Invertebrate cell system applications, CRC Press; Kawai, Y., & Mitsuhashi, J. (1997). An insect cell line discrimination method by RAPD-PCR. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology-Animal, 33(7), 512-515.

Notes

Morphology: cells were heterogeneous in morphology; Karyotype: diploid and their chromosomes consisted of 4 metacentric, 6 sub‐metacentric and 2 micro chromosomes; Growth characteristics: population doubling time is 30 hr.

Medium

Grace's Insect medium + 10%FBS

Status

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu