SPC-Sl-48

SPC-Sl-48

Order

Common Name(s)

African cotton leafworm

Primary Designation

SPC-Sl-48

Accession No.

CVCL_Z263

Stage

Initiator(s)

E. Mialhe

References

Mialhe, E., Quiot, J. M., & Paradis, S. (1984). ESTABLISHMENT OF 2 CELL-LINES OF SPODOPTERA-LITTORALIS [LEP, NOCTUIDAE] SUSCEPTIBLE TO VIRUSES LIKELY TO BE USE IN MICROBIAL CONTROL. BioControl; Dordrecht, 29(3), 347-350.

Notes

Morphology: primarily spherical and fusiform attached cells, can grow either attached or in suspension; Growth characteristics: population doubling time is 52 hrs.

Medium

Grace's Insect medium + 15% FCS

Status

Microorganism Propagation

Replicates Euxoa scandens cytoplasmic polyhedrovirus (EsCPV), Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV), Spodoptera littoralis multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (SlMNPV), Galleria mellonella densovirus (GmDNV) and Junonia coenia densovirus (JcDNV)

Contact Information

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

(859) 257-7450

entchair@uky.edu