Table 1. Correlation matrix of normalized titers of DWV, mRNA levels of antimicrobial peptides, and immunity-related enzymes of adult honey bees in all treatments.
| DWV | LYS | PO | GOX | GLD | Hym | Def | Aba | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aba | -0.007 | -0.142 | -0.217 | 0.191 | 0.300** | -0.061 | 0.971*** | 1 |
| Def | -0.113 | -0.052 | -0.156 | 0.281* | 0.379*** | -0.035 | 1 | |
| Hym | -0.197 | 0.294* | 0.327** | 0.365** | 0.225 | 1 | ||
| GLD | -0.454*** | 0.546*** | 0.261* | 0.892*** | 1 | |||
| GOX | -0.570*** | 0.590*** | 0.270* | 1 | ||||
| PO | -0.570*** | 0.462*** | 1 | |||||
| LYS | -0.675*** | 1 | ||||||
| DWV | 1 |
β-actin was used to normalize the data with the comparative CT method. Hym, hymenoptaecin; Def, defensin; Aba, abaecin. Statistical significance of correlation: *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01; ***, P < 0.001.