Patent number: 5298418
Cell line isolated from larval midgut tissue of Trichoplusia ni
Original Assignee: Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research, Inc.
Field of technology: Biotech
Patent granted on: Tue, 29 Mar 1994
Abstract
Two new insect cell lines have been established and characterized; the cell lines were derived from midgut (BTI-TN-MG1, ATC CRL 10860), and embryonic tissue (BTI-TN-5B1-4, ATC CRL 10859) of Trichoplusia ni (cabbage looper). The lines are susceptible to various baculoviruses, including TnSNPV and AcMNPV, and may be used to replicate such viruses for use as insecticides or otherwise.