NIV-HA-1195

NIV-HA-1195

Order

Common Name(s)

cotton bollworm

Primary Designation

NIV-HA-1195

Accession No.

CVCL_Z308

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

A. B. Sudeep

References

Sudeep, A. B., Shouche, Y. S., Mourya, D. T., & Pant, U. (2002). NEW HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA HBN CELL LINE FROM LARVAL HEMOCYTE FOR BACULOVIRUS STUDIES; Sudeep, A. B., Mourya, D. T., & Mishra, A. C. (2005). Insect cell culture in research: Indian scenario. Indian Journal of Medical Research, 121(6), 725.

Notes

Growth characteristics: Doubling time is 96 hours (at 8th passage), 60 hours (at 43th passage); Morphology: cell population at P-78 consisted mainly of epithelial-like cells (89.36%), fibroblast-like cells (8.31%) and giant cells (2.13%); Karyology: chromosome number ranged from 45 to 200.

Medium

Grace's Insect medium + 20% FBS

Cell Culture Collection

A B Sudeep; National Institute of Virology, 20-A, Dr. Ambedkar Road, Pune 411 001, India.

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Replicate Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV), Spodoptera litura nucleopolyhedrovirus (SfltNPV) and Helicoverpa armigera multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (HearMNPV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu