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Fig. 3

From: An improved method for generating axenic entomopathogenic nematodes

Fig. 3

Survival results for Drosophila larvae infected by Steinernema nematodes. Drosophila melanogaster Oregon third instar larvae were infected by axenic (lacking Xenorhabdus nematophila bacteria) or symbiotic (containing X. nematophila bacteria) Steinernema carpocapsae infective juvenile nematodes. Treatment with sterile distilled water served as negative control. Survival was monitored every 12 h. Results showed that axenic and symbiotic nematodes were equally pathogenic to D. melanogaster larvae (P > 0.1, Log-Rank Test; GraphPad Prism 5)

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