ATCC® Number:VR-1344™
Agent: Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV)
Strain: E2
Original Source: Cell line (TN-368 T.Ni) infected with wild type A. californica NPV
Depositors: P Vail
Biosafety Level:2
Shipped: frozen
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Host Organism : members of many families of Lepidoptera insect cell lines and many members of families of Lepidoptera
Effect : Yes, in vitro effects: Enlargement of nuclear polyhedra and lysis of cell
Comments : A plaque purified variant of the 'Autographa californica' NPV wild type used experimentally in insect control. Also used to express foreign peptides and proteins. PIB = Polyhedral Inclusion Bodies. E2 is a member of the NPV subgenus Multiple Nucleocapsid Viruses (MNPV). A plaque purified variant of the 'Autographa californica' NPV wild type used experimentally in insect control. Also used to express foreign peptides and proteins. A plaque purifed variant of the Autographica californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus wild type used experimentally in insect control. Used to express foreign peptides and proteins.
References : 25429: Smith G, Summers M. Restriction maps of five Autographa californica MNPV variants, Trichoplusia ni MNPV, and Galleria mellonella MNPV DNAs with endonucleases SmaI, KpnI, BamHI, SacI, XhoI, and EcoRI. J. Virol. 30: 828-838, 1979. 25440: Smith G, Summers M. . Virology 89: 517-527, 1978.