Immunofluorescence of posterior midguts of (A,D,G) CR, (B)
Lb mono-associated, (E)
Ab mono-associated, or (H) poly-associated esgts
>GFP flies mock infected or infected with C6706ΔvasK, or C6706. Hoechst marks DNA (blue) and GFP marks esg positive IPCs (green). Scale bars are 10μm. Quantification of the number of IPCs per unit surface area in the guts of (C,F,I) CR, (C)
Lb mono-associated, (F)
Ap mono-associated, or (I) poly-associated flies. 2–3 day old virgin female flies were raised on antibiotics 5 day at 25°C to eliminate the microbiome. Germ free flies were then associated with microbial populations as indicated.