Wild-type Caenorhabditis elegans isolates exhibit distinct gene expression profiles in response to microbial infection

Table 4 Enriched Gene Ontology Terms in N2 and CB4856 Worms Exposed to S. epidermidis

	Gene Ontology Term	Number of Genes	Percent^a	FDR-adjusted p-value^b
N2-only	Extracellular material: collagen	55	29.7	4.5x10^-44
	Extracellular material: cuticlin	7	20.0	1.5x10^-4
	Stress response: detoxification	13	8.6	2.8x10^-4
CB485-only	Stress response: pathogen	22	12.4	4.6x10^-8
	Stress Response: C-type Lectin	26	10.1	7.8x10^-8
	Stress response: detoxification	20	13.2	1.0x10^-7
	Metabolism: lipid	30	5.7	5.2x10^-4
N2 & CB4856	Stress response: pathogen	7	4.0	1.4x10^-5

^aPercentage of genes annotated with the indicated GO term that are differentially expressed
^bFDR-adjusted p-value is a measure of enrichment (Fisher exact test; Bonferroni Correction) of the GO term among differentially expressed genes

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