Fig. 7
From: Vertically transmitted microbiome protects eggs from fungal infection and egg failure
A Hyphal attachment of Aspergillus protuberus on an eggshell of S. virgatus at 270X magnification. B At 2.5 k magnification, we find hyphae covered in rod-shaped bacteria that are roughly 2 μm in length. C Mean (± SE) density of fungal hyphae (per 22,800 μm2) on dissected and oviposited S. virgatus eggs exposed to the fungal species A. protuberus and Neocosmospora rubicola. Fungal hyphae were significantly more dense on dissected eggs than oviposited eggs, for both A. protuberus (p = 0.012) and N. rubicola (p = 0.015)