Growth of a clonal cell line of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in suspension culture and replication of its homologous baculovirus HzSNPV

Autor: Arthur H. McIntosh, Cynthia L. Goodman, Carlo M. Ignoffo, James J. Grasela
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Applied Entomology and Zoology. 36:349-352
ISSN: 1347-605X
0003-6862
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2001.349
Popis: A clonal cell line (BCIRL-HZ-AM1-11) of Helicoverpa zea was grown in stationary and suspension cultures in Ex-Cell 401TM medium containing 10% fetal bovine serum at 28°C. The cell population doubling time was 22 h in stationary culture as compared with 27 h in suspension culture. A lag time of approximately 24 h was observed during the first 24 h of the suspension culture following initiation but no lag time was observed in the stationary culture. Maximum viral titers were achieved in stationary and suspension cultures at 120 h (1.80×106 TCID50/ml) and 168 h (1.48×107 TCID50/ml), respectively, following inoculation with the Helicoverpa zea baculovirus (HzSNPV/Br-CL2). Infected cells harvested at 168 h from the 50 ml suspension culture produced a total number of occlusion bodies of 3×109.
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