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A total of 24 clones (HZ 1075/UND-A through X) were initially isolated by dilution plating from the established IPLB-HZ 1075 cell line. Many of the isolates with highly vacuolated cytoplasms eventually died during subculturing. The cloned cell strains differed in their predominant morphology, cell doubling times, and relative ability to support replication of the singly encapsulated nuclear polyhedrosis virus ofHeliothis zea (HzSNPV). The origin of the cloned cell strains was confirmed by comparing their isozyme profiles with those of the parental IPLB-HZ 1075 cell line andH. zea larvae using stains for fumerate hydratase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and malic dehydrogenase (MDH). One dipteran and several lepidopteran cell lines maintained in our lab were also separable using stains for LDH and MDH.
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This research was supported in part by USDA grant number GAM 8400211, and by a Jesse Jones Faculty Research Award from the University of Notre Dame to M. J. F.
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Corsaro, B.G., Fraser, M.J. Characterization of clonal populations of theHeliothis zea cell line IPLB-HZ 1075. In Vitro Cell Dev Biol 23, 855–862 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02620965
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