Fig. 6.

Fruit-mediated transfer of bacteria between conspecific larvae. Transfer of streptomycin-resistant Klebsiella oxytoca N8 between WT, field-caught donor flies (N8W) and axenic strain V8 acceptor flies (AxV). The donor and the acceptor oviposited in the same fruit. Larval gut homogenates were plated on selective and non-selective LB media plates. Larvae whose homogenate established on selective media were genotyped. Each column represents a fruit and all the larvae extracted from it, and is designated by the maternal oviposition types (N8W, AxV). Columns are divided according to the various larval genotypes and microbial phenotypes identified. Acc (V8): progeny of AxV mothers, bearing S resistant bacteria; Don (WT): Progeny of N8W mothers, bearing S resistant bacteria; SLB (UI): larvae of unidentified genotype, bearing S resistant bacteria; LB (UI): Larvae with only non S resistant bacteria; No CFU: larvae that yielded no bacterial colonies on either medium