10.1371/journal.pone.0049745.g001 Martina Pilátová Martina Pilátová Marc S. Dionne Marc S. Dionne <i>B. thailandensis</i> infection kills WT male <i>D. melanogaster</i>, survives and grows in the host. Public Library of Science 2012 kills wt survives grows 2012-11-27 01:44:10 Figure https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_B_thailandensis_infection_kills_WT_male_D_melanogaster_survives_and_grows_in_the_host_/206250 <p>(A) <i>Oregon-R</i> males were infected with WT <i>B. thailandensis</i> (<i>B. thai</i>) and died within 3.5 days of infection. Survival data was pooled from 3 independent experiments (n = min. 51 males per condition). Bacteria were injected at OD600 = 0.01, (approximately 250 CFU per fly). Mock-infected (PBS) controls were alive for the duration of this experiment. (B) <i>B. thailandensis</i> survived and multiplied inside infected flies. The data is based on 2 independent experiments (n = min. 11 males per time point). <i>B. thailandensis</i> was injected at a dose of OD600 = 0.01. Samples were collected at 0, 6 and 24 h p.i. and bacterial growth determined by plating dilutions of homogenised samples. Colonies were counted 24 h after the homogenate was plated and incubated at 37°C. Statistical significance of bacterial growth between time points was determined using Mann-Whitney test; * p<0.02 and *** p<0.0001. (C) <i>B. thailandensis</i> infection induced AMP expression in <i>D. melanogaster</i>. Three infection time points were analysed: 1, 6, and 24 h; controls were either mock-infected (PBS) or uninjected (NI). All tested AMPs were without exception significantly induced 24 h after infection. Levels of AMP mRNA were determined by qPCR. Statistical significance between levels of AMP expression was determined using Mann-Whitney test (GraphPad Prism); *** p<0.001. Data is based on 1 experiment, n = 7 males per condition; error bars represent SD.</p>