Fig. 1.

Average number of E. coli in the hemocoel (± SEM) of larvae, 1-day-old adults and 5-day-old adults at 24 h following infection with either a low dose (average = 18,061) or a high dose (average = 65,171) of E. coli (dotted lines indicate the doses). Data for each dose were analyzed by the Kruskal-Wallis test, followed by Dunn’s multiple comparisons post-hoc test