Fig. 4From: Tick transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to the murine host is not influenced by environmentally acquired midgut microbiotaBorrelia burgdorferi growth in the midgut and migration to the salivary glands is not impaired in gentamicin-treated B. burgdorferi-infected nymphal ticks. GFP (green fluorescent protein)-transgenic B. burgdorferi (297)-infected nymphs were fed to repletion on gentamicin-treated-C3H/HeN mice and the following parameters were assessed: A Engorgement weights, qPCR assessment of B total bacterial burden, CB. burgdorferi burden in midguts and salivary glands, DRickettsia buchneri (R. buchneri)-specific 16S rRNA, EStaphylococcus genera-specific 16S rRNA, and FPseudomonas genera-specific 16S rRNA. Each data point in A represents a single tick and in all other panels, a pool of 3 ticks. Error bars are + SEM. Significance of differences assessed by non-parametric Mann-Whitney test (*p<0.05)Back to article page