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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 6

Relative transcript abundance of prolixicin encoding mRNA in Rhodnius prolixus midgut wall after bacterial feeding. Anterior and posterior midgut samples collected 1 and 7 days after feeding. A: anterior midgut relative mRNA levels. B: posterior midgut relative mRNA levels. 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 analyses using one way ANOVA and unpaired t tests.

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