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Figure 5

From: Salmonella enterica changes Macrosteles quadrilineatus feeding behaviors resulting in altered S. enterica distribution on leaves and increased populations

Figure 5

The proportion of M. quadrilineatus that emigrate away from leaflets inoculated with S. enterica increase over 48 h. Tomato leaflets were inoculated with S. enterica exclusively at the basal (a), middle (b) or tip (c) regions or were entirely submerged during inoculation (Whole; e). Similarly, one group of tomato leaflets were entirely inoculated by water (Water; d). One hour after S. enterica inoculation, five leafhoppers were placed in a container encasing one tomato leaflet, still attached to the plant. Observations were taken 2, 24, and 48 h after the initial infestation period. The proportion of insects within each treatment represent means from across three experimental replicates between four plants (N = 60 adult M. quadrilineatus).

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