Functional integration of the circulatory, immune, and respiratory systems in mosquito larvae: pathogen killing in the hemocyte-rich tracheal tufts

. 2016 Sep 19;14:78. doi: 10.1186/s12915-016-0305-y

Additional file 4 Movie S2. Phagocytosis of GFP-E. coli in the eighth segment tracheal tufts begins within seconds of infection. Four-minute time-lapse intravital video through the dorsal cuticle of a larva immediately following injection with GFP-E. coli, showing the rapid accumulation of fluorescent bacteria (white) in the eighth abdominal segment. GFP-E. coli begins to accumulate at the tracheal tufts in less than 15 s after treatment. Frame rate: 10 s of real time equals 1 s of movie.