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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Insect Mol Biol. 2016 Feb 26;25(3):283–294. doi: 10.1111/imb.12218

Figure 6. Estimation of time-dependent CAT expression in naïve tick tissues upon infestation and the effect on total oxidative stress and bacterial colonization upon CAT silencing.

Figure 6

Temporal transcriptional gene expression of CAT within Amblyomma maculatum midgut (Mg), salivary glands (Sg) and ovarian (Ov) tissues across the blood meal days post infestation (dpi). Relative expression levels across the blood meal were compared with the CAT expression within unfed tissues. B. The total oxidative stress in tick upon silencing of CAT in A. maculatum as determined by protein carbonyl content. C. Total bacterial load estimation upon silencing of CAT in A. maculatum. The bacterial load was estimated by quantification of the 16S rRNA gene per 100 ticks and the β-Actin gene.