Figure 3. Time course of gene modulation.
Male (squares) and female (triangles) mice were infected with C. burnetii for one, four and seven days, and gene expression was determined by qRT-PCR and normalized with the GAPDH gene. A–C, genes encoding cytokines. D–F, genes involved in circadian rhythm. Horizontal lines indicate the selected fold change cut-off of ±1.75.