Fig. 6

Expression of homologous genes shared between C. psittaci, C. abortus and W. chondrophila. The inter-species comparison revealed that various genes are differentially expressed in EBs and RBs. The normalized expression (DESeq2) of 22 genes (mostly virulence factors) shared among C. psittaci, C. abortus and W. chondrophila are shown. Genes are sorted according to their functions: a adhesion and host cell entry, b stress response, c drug resistance, d manipulation of host cell immune response, e diverse functions and f effectors secreted by the type III secretion system. Significance threshold is depicted by asterisk (*) and represents Benjamini-Hochberg adjusted p-value < 0.01 and an absolute log2-fold change > 1.0