Isolation of a baculovirus variant that exhibits enhanced polyhedra production stability during serial passage in cell culture

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-160

  Slavicek, James M ^a   Mercer, Melissa J ^a   Kelly, Mary Ellen ^a   Hayes Plazolles, Nancy ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Few polyhedra mutant; L. dispar 652Y cell line; L. dispar M nuclear polyhedrosis virus; Lymantria dispar; Serial passage

Indexed keywords

CYPOVIRUS; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIA DISPAR NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; MOROCCAN PEPPER VIRUS; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

EID: 0001072842     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1996.0023     Document Type: Article

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