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Fig. 4 | Microbiome

Fig. 4

From: Tick transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi to the murine host is not influenced by environmentally acquired midgut microbiota

Fig. 4

Borrelia 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)

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