Impact of bacteria and fungi on the fatty acid content of the whole body and testes. A. Females treated with AB had similar levels of total fatty acid (FA) compared to controls (Mann Whitney test). AF-treated females contained significantly more total FAs compared to respective controls. AB+AF treatment resulted in a slight decree se of FAs; n=4–6 for all treatments; mean ± S.E.M. are shown. Each replicate consists of extract from 3 flies.
B. Males treated with AB had similar total FA levels compared to controls (Mann Whitney test). Fatty acid content increased significantly with AF or AB+AF-treatment; n=5–6 for all treatments, mean ± S.E.M. are shown. Each replicate consists of extract from 3 flies.
C. Testes of AB-treated males contained significantly lower FA levels (Mann-Whitney test). Unlike the results from whole body samples, FA levels in the testes were unchanged by AF treatment. The FA levels dropped significantly under AB+AF conditions; n=4–6 for all treatments, mean ± S.E.M. are shown. Each replicate consists of extract from 3 flies.