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From: Humoral responses in Rhodnius prolixus: bacterial feeding induces differential patterns of antibacterial activity and enhances mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides in the midgut

Figure 5

Relative transcript abundance of defensins encoding mRNA in Rhodnius prolixus after bacterial feeding. Anterior and posterior midgut samples collected 1 and 7 days after blood meal. A, C, E: anterior midgut relative mRNA levels. B, D, F: posterior midgut relative mRNA levels. A- DefA mRNA levels in anterior midgut. B- DefA mRNA levels in posterior midgut. C- DefB mRNA levels in anterior midgut. D- DefB mRNA levels in posterior midgut. E- DefC mRNA levels in anterior midgut. F- DefC mRNA levels in posterior midgut. Treatments: black column - insects fed with blood alone (control); grid column - insects fed with blood plus E. coli; striped column - insects fed with blood plus S. aureus. Error bars represent SD of three independent experiments. Asterisks relate to significant differences (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001) obtained after data statistical analyses using one way ANOVA and unpaired t Test.

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