Additional file 5: of Gene expression during zombie ant biting behavior reflects the complexity underlying fungal parasitic behavioral manipulation

Mapped fungal and insect reads in mixed transcriptome samples compared to single transcriptome controls. Bar charts displaying the percentage of RNA-Seq reads in both single and mixed transcriptome samples mapped to either the parasitic O. unilateralis s.l. genome (A) or the C. floridanus genome (B). The single transcriptome samples (Fungal Culture and Healthy Ant heads; black bars) display the read mapping when all of the biological material is derived from one organism. Relative comparison to this percentage reads mapped suggests that during manipulated biting behavior about half of the biological material is ant tissue, while the other half comprises of fungal cells. Right after the manipulated biting event the amount of fungal cells inside the head appears to have increased, while the amount of host tissue has decreased even further. (PDF 131Â kb