A comparison of the transcriptome of Drosophila melanogaster in response to entomopathogenic fungus, ionizing radiation, starvation and cold shock

Table 1 Effect of stress factors on survival functions of male imago Drosophila melanogaster.

Factor	Dose	M (days)	dM	90% (days)	d90%	n (exp.)	n
Entomopathogenic Fungus	control	57		71		3	233
	10 CFU	51.5***	-9.6%	66^#	-7%	3	216
	100 CFU	29***	-49.1%	65^###	-8.5%	3	254
Ionizing Radiation	control	66		77		2	315
	144 Gy	59***	-10.6%	69^###	-10.4%	2	310
	360 Gy	49***	-25.8%	56^###	-27.3%	2	286
	864 Gy	27***	-59.1%	32^###	-58.4%	2	357
Starvation	control	60		71		2	338
	16 h	57**	-4.3%	68^###	-4.2%	2	367
Cold Shock	control	59		71		2	285
	+4°C	59	0	73	+2.8%	2	327
	0°C	57	-3.4%	70	-1.4%	2	308
	-4°C	59	0	70	-1.4%	2	297

Notes: M - median lifespan, 90% - age of 90% mortality, dM and d90% - difference between control and experiment, n (exp.) - number of repetitions of experiment, n - total number of analysed flies.
**p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 - Mantel-Cox test
#p < 0.05, ###p < 0.001 - Wang-Allison test

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