Figure 5.

RNA interference (RNAi)-based functional study of TmAtg6 in Tenebrio molitor larvae. Larval survival curves following infection with microorganisms. TmAtg6 knockdown (A), E. coli (B), S. aureus (C), C. albicans (D), L. monocytogenes (E). * significant at p < 0.05. Results represent the average of three independent replicates with standard error. TmAtg6 gene silencing significantly affected the survivability of T. molitor larvae against L. monocytogenes infection. In contrast, the TmAtg6 gene silencing did not show significant differences in survivability against E. coli, S. aureus, and C. albicans.