FIG 5.
Expression of antimicrobial peptide and prophenoloxidase genes in the infected larvae. The expression of the IMPI, galiomycin, moricin, and prophenoloxidase genes was assayed in UPEC (CFT073), ABU (83972), and K-12 (D31) larvae by quantitative real-time RT-PCR. Basal expression in the infected larvae was calculated as a fold change relative to mock-injected control larvae and normalized to the 18S rRNA housekeeping gene. The color gradient indicates fold changes in gene expression, with increasing red intensity representing upregulation and decreasing red intensity representing downregulation. The figure is a representation of the mean ΔΔCT values of three independent experiments with similar results.