Figure 5From: Humoral responses in Rhodnius prolixus: bacterial feeding induces differential patterns of antibacterial activity and enhances mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides in the midgutRelative 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.Back to article page