Table 3 Comparison of Rickettsia rickettsii gene expression in salivary glands and midgut of male and female ticks exposed to temperature upshift, blood-feeding or both stimuli simultaneously.
Salivary glands | Midgut | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Genes modulated or not in both genders | Genes exclusively modulated in one gender | Genes modulated or not in both genders | Genes exclusively modulated in one gender | |
Temperature upshift | 40 (05 m and 35 ns) | 15 | 52 (07 m and 45 ns) | 16 |
Blood-feeding | 34 (17 m and 17 ns) | 21 | 42 (19 m and 23 ns) | 28 |
Temperature upshift + Blood-feeding | 40 (26 m and 14 ns) | 16 | 30 (20 m and 10 ns) | 36 |