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Cellosaurus publication CLPUB00220

Publication number CLPUB00220
Authors Pan M.-H., Chen M., Ding Y.-B., Hong X.-J., Lu C.
Title Establishment and characterization of an embryo cell line of Bombyx mori, BmE-SWU2.
Citation Acta Entomol. Sin. 49:719-725(2006)
Web pages http://www.insect.org.cn/EN/Y2006/V49/I5/719
https://europepmc.org/article/CBA/627364
Abstract An embryo cell line of Bombyx mori, named BmE-SWU2, was established after one year primary culture. The cells are relatively single, short shuttle- like or round, and very small in shape. The cell line belongs to adhesive- type epithelium. The cell doubling time was 51.8 h. The ratio of duple cells was 89.76%. Thus, the cell line belongs to duple cell line. The chromosomes of BmE-SWU2 was typical of Lepidoptera, namely the chromosomes in metaphase were short pole-like or granule-like and the centromeres dispersed-type. BmE-SWU2 was more sensitive to BmNPV. The 50% tissue culture infection dose (TCID50) was 1.581x10^-7.
Cell lines CVCL_Z086; BmE-SWU2