Figure 3: EsTUBA mRNA expression of Eriocheir sinensis in response to Vibrio parahaemolyticus challenge (black bars). Tissues collected from crabs injected with V. parahaemolyticus (black bars) or PBS (white bars) and healthy crabs (gray bars) were compared with respect to EsTUBA mRNA expression (relative to β-actin) using Tukey’s post hoc test. Bars represent mean ± S.E. of three independent investigations. Statistical significance is indicated with an asterisk. *p<0.05 and **p<0.01. Control group (PBS infection) was taken as the calibrator.