Tick Cell Lines - Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Arthropod group	Species	Origin	Line	Instar	Approx. passage	Incubation temperature	Reference
Mosquito	Aedes aegypti	India	Aag2	Larva	Unknown	28°C	Singh, 1967; Lan and Fallon, 1990
Mosquito	Aedes albopictus	India	U4.4	Larva	Unknown	28°C	Singh, 1967; Miller and Brown, 1992
Mosquito	Aedes albopictus	India	C6/36	Larva	Unknown	28°C	Singh, 1967; Igarashi, 1978
Hard tick	Amblyomma americanum	United States	AAE2	Embryo	28	32°C - 34°C	Kurtti et al., 2005
Hard tick	Amblyomma americanum	United States	AAE12	Embryo	8	32°C - 34°C	Singu et al., 2006
Hard tick	Amblyomma sculptum	Brazil	ASE-14	Embryo	15	28°C - 30°C	Lima-Duarte et al., 2022
Hard tick	Amblyomma variegatum	Southern Africa	AVL/CTVM13	Moulting larva	150	28 - 32°C, 37°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2000
Hard tick	Amblyomma variegatum	Southern Africa	AVL/CTVM17	Moulting larva	123	32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 2004
Honey Bee	Apis melifera	United States	AME-711	Embryo	35	32°C	Goblirsch et al., 2013
Soft tick	Argas reflexus	Germany	ARE/LULS41	Embryo	14	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Soft tick	Carios capensis	United States	CCE1	Embryo	132	32°C - 34°C	Mattila et al., 2007
Soft tick	Carios capensis	United States	CCE2	Embryo	112	32°C - 34°C	Mattila et al., 2007
Mosquito	Culex pipiens complex	United Kingdom	CPE/LULS50	Embryo	40	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al. (2021)
Mosquito	Culex pipiens molestus	United Kingdom	CPE/LULS56	Larva	20	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al. (2021)
Mosquito	Culex quinquefasciatus		Hsu	Adult	Unknown	28°C	Hsu et al., 1970
Biting midge	Culicoides nubeculosus	United Kingdom	CNE/LULS44	Embryo	16	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2020
Biting midge	Culicoides nubeculosus	United Kingdom	CNE/LULS47	Embryo	10	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2020
Biting midge	Culicoides sonorensis	United States	KC	Embryo	62	28°C	Wechsler et al., 1991
Hard tick	Dermacentor (Anocentor) nitens	United States	ANE58	Embryo	15	32°C - 34°C	Kurtti and Munderloh, 1983
Hard tick	Dermacentor albipictus	United States	DALBE3	Embryo	15	32°C - 34°C	Policastro et al., 1997
Hard tick	Dermacentor andersoni	United States	DAE15	Embryo	55	32°C - 34°C	Simser et al., 2001
Hard tick	Dermacentor andersoni	United States	DAE100T	Embryo	60	32°C - 34°C	Kurtti et al., 2005
Hard tick	Dermacentor reticulatus	Germany	DRE/LULS60	Embryo	8	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2022
Hard tick	Dermacentor variabilis	United States	DVE1	Embryo	10	32°C - 34°C	Kurtti et al., 2005
Hard tick	Hyalomma anatolicum	India	HAE/CTVM8	Embryo	163	32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 1991
Hard tick	Hyalomma anatolicum	India	HAE/CTVM9	Embryo	212	32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 1991
Hard tick	Hyalomma dromedarii	East Africa	HDE/PIPA33	Embryo	20	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Hyalomma dromedarii	East Africa	HDE/LURF39	Embryo	12	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Hyalomma lusitanicum	Spain	HLE/LULS42	Embryo	8	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Hyalomma lusitanicum	Spain	HLE/LULS43	Embryo	15	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2022
Hard tick	Hyalomma lusitanicum	Spain	HLE/LULS48	Embryo	15	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2022
Hard tick	Ixodes ricinus	Spain	IRE/LUAP46	Embryo	8	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2022
Hard tick	Ixodes ricinus	Spain	IRE/LULS55	Embryo	20	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2022
Hard tick	Ixodes ricinus	United Kingdom	IRE/CTVM19	Embryo	230	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2007
Hard tick	Ixodes ricinus	United Kingdom	IRE/CTVM20	Embryo	180	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2007
Hard tick	Ixodes ricinus	Germany	IRE11	Embryo	56	32°C - 34°C	Simser et al., 2002
Hard tick	Ixodes scapularis	United States	IDE12	Embryo	15	28°C - 34°C	Munderloh et al., 1994
Hard tick	Ixodes scapularis	United States	IDE2	Embryo	86	32°C - 34°C	Munderloh et al., 1994
Hard tick	Ixodes scapularis	United States	IDE8	Embryo	102	32°C - 34°C	Munderloh et al., 1994
Hard tick	Ixodes scapularis	United States	ISE6	Embryo	83	32°C - 34°C	Kurtti et al., 1996
Hard tick	Ixodes scapularis	United States	ISE18	Embryo	55	32°C - 34°C	Munderloh et al., 1994
Sand fly	Lutzomyia longipalpis	Brazil	LLE/LULS45	Embryo	25	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2021
Sand fly	Lutzomyia longipalpis	Brazil	LLL/LULS52	Larva	20	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2021
Sand fly	Lutzomyia longipalpis	Brazil	LLE/LULS40	Embryo	50	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Soft tick	Ornithodoros moubata	Kenya	OME/CTVM21	Embryo/neonate larva	60	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2009
Soft tick	Ornithodoros moubata	Kenya	OME/CTVM22	Embryo/neonate larva	60	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2009
Soft tick	Ornithodoros moubata	Kenya	OME/CTVM24	Embryo/neonate larva	59	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2009
Soft tick	Ornithodoros moubata	Kenya	OME/CTVM27	Embryo	47	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2009
Sand fly	Phlebotomus papatasi	Turkey	PPL/LULS49	Larva	20	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2021
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	Kenya	RAE/CTVM1	Embryo	95	32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 2004
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	Kenya	RAN/CTVM3	Moulting nymph	70	28°C	Bekker et al., 2002
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	Kenya	RAE/PIPM38	Embryo	7	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	Kenya	RAE25	Embryo	143	28°C - 34°C	Kurtti et al., 1982
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	East Africa	RA243	Moulting nymph	358	28°C - 32°C	Varma et al., 1975
Hart tick	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	East Africa	RA257	Moulting nymph	264	28°C - 32°C	Varma et al., 1975
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus	Kenya	BDE/CTVM14	Embryo	100	28°C	Lallinger et al., 2010
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus	Kenya	BDE/CTVM16	Embryo	106	28°C - 32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 2004
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Costa Rica	BME/CTVM2	Embryo	160	28°C - 32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 2004
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Costa Rica	BME/CTVM4	Embryo	150	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2007
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Colombia	BME/CTVM5	Embryo	90	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2007
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Colombia	BME/CTVM6	Embryo	250	28°C - 32°C	Bell-Sakyi, 2004
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Mozambique	BME/CTVM23	Embryo	77	32°C	Alberdi et al., 2012
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Mozambique	BME/CTVM30	Embryo	45	28°C	Alberdi et al., 2012
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Mexico	BmVIII-SCC	Embryo	65	32°C	Holman, 1981
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Brazil	BME/PIBB36	Embryo	10	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Mexico	BME26	Embryo	88	32°C	Kurtti et al., 1988
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus	Brazil	RBME-6	Embryo	10	28°C - 30°C	Lima-Duarte et al., 2021
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus bursa	Spain	RBE/LULS58	Embryo	8	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2022
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus evertsi	South Africa	REE/CTVM28	Embryo	53	28°C	Alberdi et al., 2012
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus evertsi	South Africa	REE/CTVM29	Embryo	8	28°C	Alberdi et al., 2012
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus evertsi	South Africa	REE/CTVM31	Embryo	32	28°C	Alberdi et al., 2012
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus evertsi	South Africa	REN/PIPA34	Moulting nymph	20	28°C	Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus sanguineus	United States	RSE8	Embryo	34	32°C - 34°C	Kurtti and Munderloh, 1982
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus sanguineus	United States	RML-RSE	Embryo	100	28°C - 32°C	Yunker et al. 1981; Bell-Sakyi et al., 2015
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus sanguineus	United States	RML-15	Embryo	20	28°C	Yunker et al. 1981; Bell-Sakyi et al., 2018
Hard tick	Rhipicephalus sanguineus	France	RSE/PILS35	Embryo	20	28°C	Koh-Tan et al., 2016
Triatomid bug	Rhodnius prolixus	Venezuela	RPE/LULS53	Embryo	19	28°C	Penrice-Randal et al., 2022
Triatomid bug	Rhodnius prolixus	Venezuela	RPE/LULS57	Embryo	13	28°C	Penrice-Randal et al., 2022
Triatomid bug	Triatoma infestans	Paraguay	TIE/LULS54	Embryo	12	28°C	Penrice-Randal et al., 2022

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