Table 3.
Univariate ANOVA results for each gene tested in the MANOVA
| Sex | Treatment | Sex*Treatment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BGRP1 | *** | ~ | – |
| BGRP2 | *** | ~ | – |
| PGRP-S1 | *** | – | – |
| PGRP-LC | – | – | – |
| PGRP-SA | ** | – | – |
| PGRP-SC2 | *** | – | ** |
| abaecin | *** | *** | ~ |
| apidaecin | *** | ~ | – |
| defensin | *** | *** | * |
| hymenoptaecin | *** | *** | – |
| lysozyme | *** | – | – |
| transferrin | *** | – | * |
| ferritin | – | – | – |
| tepA | – | – | ~ |
| relish | *** | *** | – |
| basket | – | – | – |
| hopscotch | *** | – | – |
| kayak | *** | – | – |
| punch | – | *** | * |
| serpin ¾A | ** | – | – |
| serpin ¾B | – | – | – |
| alaserpin | – | – | – |
| serpin27a | *** | *** | – |
| PPO | * | – | – |
| argonaute 2 | *** | – | – |
| aubergine | *** | – | – |
| decay | – | – | – |
Transformed expression values (dCt) were treated as dependent on the sex of the bees (male/queen) and the treatment they received (naïve, sterile Ringers solution injection, injection with Arthrobacter globiformis, or injection with Escherichia coli). –, P > 0.1; ~, P < 0.1; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001; full statistics can be found in Additional file 13.