Fig. 4
Evaluating host colonization after introduction of recSodalis via larval injection. a the number of recSodalis CFU (DNA equivalent) present in abdomen (dashed black line) and thorax (dashed red line) tissues of male flies emerged from larvae injected with 1 × 106 recombinant CFU versus the total number of Sodalis CFU DNA equivalent (WT + recombinant Sodalis) present in abdomen (solid black line) and thorax tissues (solid red line). b the number of recSodalis CFU (DNA equivalent) present in female reproductive tissues and midguts (green
) versus the total number of Sodalis CFU DNA equivalent (WT + recombinant Sodalis) (blue
). Data points represent the mean recSodalis and total Sodalis CFU (± SD) present in the different tissues of individual flies (n = 5) at the time of sampling. The number of CFU is represented in log scale on the y-axis