Table 9 Sample Group information for RT-QPCR studies. Each sample consists of CNS from a single caterpillar (i.e. CNS tissue was not pooled).

From: The caterpillar Manduca sexta brain shows changes in gene expression and protein abundance correlating with parasitic manipulation of behaviour

Experiment

Groups

N per group

Early parasitism

Unparasitized, 24-hours post parasitism

(2 groups, total of 16 samples)

8

Bracovirus PCR

Unparasitized, Pre-emergence, emergence, post-emergence (4 groups, total of 20 samples)

5

RNA-Seq immune validation

Unparasitized, Pre-emergence, post-emergence, Immune challenged (4 groups, total of 48 samples)

12

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