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Figure 7

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

Figure 7

The presence of S. enterica alters M. quadrilineatus feeding behaviors. Infestation by M. quadrilineatus on S. enterica inoculated tomato plants resulted in significantly greater rates of localized cellular damage and bacterial populations than uninfested leaflets (left panel). Over a 48-h period of infestation, cohorts of M. quadrilineatus migrated away from tomato leaflets with partial, or entire, S. enterica inoculation (top). Cleaning and staining procedures 72-h afterwards demonstrated that zones of bacterial inoculation contained the least amount of salivary sheathes indicating an aversion to S. enterica within the phyllosphere (bottom). Image created through Biorender (biorender.com).

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