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From: Impact of Trypanosoma cruzi on antimicrobial peptide gene expression and activity in the fat body and midgut of Rhodnius prolixus

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Bacteria populations in the Rhodnius prolixus midgut infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. Colony forming units (CFU) were counted in the anterior and posterior midgut samples seven days after feeding the insects with blood at a final concentration of 1 × 107 epimastigotes/mL. Insect treatments: black columns-control insects (C); grid columns-T. cruzi Dm 28c clone-infected insects (Dm 28c); striped columns-T. cruzi Y strain-infected insects (Y). Bars represent the mean ± SEM of three independent experiments with nine pools of insects (n = 9). Means were compared using Student’s T-test or Mann—Whitney test; *** p < 0.001, * p < 0.05

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