Flies that express SPEdsRNA.Scer\UAS.cJa under the control of Scer\GAL4da.G32 are more susceptible to the fungus B. bassiana and the gram positive bacterium E. faecalis compared to wild-type flies, However, the response to the gram negative bacterium E. carotovora carotovora is not different from wild type.
Transcription from the P{UAS-SPE.RNAi.J} construct should produce SPE dsRNA, resulting in dsRNA interference (RNAi) of the SPE gene.