9kb deletion of the ten genes in the 55C 'Bom' cluster, generated from the progenitor insertion using a TALEN approach.
Df(2R)BomΔ55C adults exhibit increased mortality as a result of Candida glabrata, Fusarium oxysporum or Enterococcus faecalis (alive but not heat-killed) but not Enterobacter cloacae or heat-killed Micrococcus luteus infection when compared to controls.
The pathogen loads of early deaths for Df(2R)BomΔ55C adults are not significantly different than controls.
Df(2R)BomΔ55C individuals show lower survival to infection with Candida glabrata, as compared to controls. Unlike wild-type controls, their hemolymph is fungicidal either at room temperature for 1h or at 4[o]C for 24h.
Compared to wild type controls, adult Df(2R)BomΔ55C flies are much more susceptible to septic infection by the Enterococcus faecalis bacterium, the yeast Candida glabrata or the filamentous fungus Fusarium oxysporum. In contrast, septic infection with the Enterobacter cloacae bacterium has no significant effect on survival.
Df(2R)BomΔ55C flies show an elevated bacterial load above that of control levels during the course of Enterococcus faecalis infection, indicative of a defect in infection resistance.