Table 1. qRT-PCR analysis of gene expression of copepod associated bacteria.

	Relative expression
Gene	Experiment 1	Experiment 2	Experiment 3
VC0409	0.64	0.64	1.0
VC0449	0.88	1.1	1.2
VC0620	26	36	122
VC0828	1.1	0.42	0.77
VC0972	13	13	45
VC1153	1.6	0.65	3.3
VC1282	0.56	0.56	0.64
VC2423	1.1	0.83	2.7
VCA0027	5.3	9.5	22
VCA0140	6.6	2.3	9.6