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. 2013 Feb 28;9(2):e1003169. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003169

Figure 6. The rate of potato plant root infection is enhanced in Gp-flp-32-silenced Globodera pallida J2s.

Figure 6

Infection rates of Gp-flp-32, Gp-ace (positive control siRNA), control siRNA (non-native negative control) and untreated worms identified by acid fuschin staining in the roots of potato plants challenged with nematodes post-RNAi. Gp-flp-32 siRNA treated worms show a significantly higher mean infection rate of 74% compared to control siRNA (31%) and untreated (35%) worms (P<0.001) as shown by the graph and representative light microscopy images of pink acid fuschin stained nematodes in root segments. There was no significant difference in the mean infection rate of Gp-ace siRNA, control siRNA and untreated worms.