Tim regulates resistance to infection by <i>S. pneumoniae</i> and <i>S. marcescens</i>.
Elizabeth F. Stone
Ben O. Fulton
Janelle S. Ayres
Linh N. Pham
Junaid Ziauddin
Mimi M. Shirasu-Hiza
10.1371/journal.ppat.1002445.g002
https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/_Tim_regulates_resistance_to_infection_by_S_pneumoniae_and_S_marcescens_/363793
<p>Mutants lacking resistance, or bacterial killing, have shorter survival times and greater bacterial loads than wild-type flies. <i>Tim</i> null mutants lack resistance to (A) <i>S. pneumoniae</i> and (B) <i>S. marcescens</i>. <i>Tim</i> mutants have bacterial loads similar to wild-type flies when infected with (C) <i>B. cepacia</i> and (D) <i>S. typhimurium</i>. p-values were obtained by two-tailed, unpaired t-test; all experiments were performed with day-time injections.</p>
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