Fig. 5From: Immune genes and divergent antimicrobial peptides in flies of the subgenus DrosophilaAMP gene expression following Serratia challenge. AMP expression was measured six hours after either sterile wounding (Sterile) or Serratia bacterial challenge (Septic) in a D. melanogaster, b D. virilis, and c D. neotestacea. N represents total sample size. Attacin B and drosocin were strongly induced in all three species (p < 0.001). However while DptA and DptC were strongly induced in D. melanogaster (p < 0.0001), and D. virilis (p < 0.0001) respectively, DptC in D. neotestacea was not (p = 0.42)Back to article page