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1 February 2002 CHARACTERIZATION OF CELL LINES DEVELOPED FROM THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE, LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA SAY (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE)
G. CHARPENTIER, L. TIAN, J. COSSETTE, X. LÉRY, S. BELLONCIK
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In order to isolate new pathogens (viruses, microsporidia, etc.) or to evaluate the efficiency of some pathogens (serovarieties and mutants of Bacillus thuringiensis, fungi, etc.) in the control of Colorado potato beetle, an economically important pest, we established four cell lines from tissues of this insect. One was initiated from embryonated egg fragments in the M3 medium supplemented with 20% fetal bovine serum (FBS) and then transferred after several passages to the Ex-Cell 400 medium with 20% FBS. Another was initiated from larval hemocytes in Ex-Cell 400 with 5% FBS. Finally, two other cell lines were initiated from adult hemocytes: one in the Ex-Cell 400 with 20% FBS and 1% of lipid mixture and the other in the Ex-Cell 400 with 5% FBS only. These cell lines have been characterized by their morphology with light and electron microscopy, their karyotypes, cell growth, and isozyme analysis. Each cell line differed in morphologic, karyologic, growth, and isozyme patterns. The cell line initiated from embryonated eggs was growing slower than the three initiated from hemocytes. The cytotoxicity of solubilized crystal delta-endotoxins from different B. thuringiensis formulations (M-One®, Trident®, MYX-1806, Teknar-HPD®, and Thuricide®) and of destruxins, mycotoxins from Metarhizium anisopliae, was tested on these cell lines. They are sensitive to the solubilized toxins of some strains of B. thuringiensis (serovar. San Diego and serovar. tenebrionis) and to destruxins, and they can be used for the bioassay and detection of toxins and for the study of the mechanism of their action on coleopteran cells.

G. CHARPENTIER, L. TIAN, J. COSSETTE, X. LÉRY, and S. BELLONCIK "CHARACTERIZATION OF CELL LINES DEVELOPED FROM THE COLORADO POTATO BEETLE, LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA SAY (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE)," In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal 38(2), 73-78, (1 February 2002). https://doi.org/10.1290/1071-2690(2002)038<0073:COCLDF>2.0.CO;2
Received: 2 May 2001; Accepted: 1 December 2001; Published: 1 February 2002
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KEYWORDS
Bacillus thuringiensis
cell lines
Coleoptera
Colorado potato beetle
entomopathogens
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