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. 2009 Mar 9;4(3):e4751. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0004751

Figure 11. RNAi (MMP-1) knock-down Tribolium imagoes are more susceptible to infection by the fungal entomopathogen B. bassiana.

Figure 11

Injection of Beauveria bassiana spores into the hemocoel of Tribolium imagoes resulted in killing within 4 to 5 days. MMP-1 knock-down animals died significantly faster than wild type animals. Values of seven independent trials including 10–15 animals per trial are shown for control (RNAi) animals and MMP-1 (RNAi) animals. Mean values of surviving control (RNAi) animals are shown in green and of surviving MMP-1 (RNAi) animals in red. Statistically significant differences were determined using Student's t-test and are indicated (*, p<0.05). Ns, not significant.