SES-BoMo-15AII

SES-BoMo-15AII

Order

Species

Common Name(s)

Silk moth

Primary Designation

SES-BoMo-15AII

Accession No.

CVCL_Z419

Stage

Tissue

Initiator(s)

H. Inoue

References

Inoue, H., Taniai, K., & Kobayashi, J. (1990). Establishment and characterization of substrate-depending cell lines of Bombyx mori. Bull. Natl. Inst. Seric. Entomol. Sci. 1:13-25.

Notes

Origin: generated from the cell line SES-BoMo-15A (a mixture of floating and adherent cells) by culturing it in a medium containing high levels of antibiotics; Growth characteristics: population doubling time ~4 days; firmly attaches to vessel surface; Unique properties: characterized for virus cloning in a plaque assay in order to develop a baculovirus-expression system.

Medium

MGM 448 + 10% FBS

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrovirus (NPV), Bombyx mori cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (BmCPV), Euxoa scandens cytoplasmic polyhedrosis virus (EsCPV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu