Figure 1. Drosophila Transport Yeast Cells in a Laboratory Setup
Yeast cells present on the front leg of a Drosophila fly. Sterile individual flies
(n = 11) were allowed to roam a plate containing a single fluorescent yeast
colony (Movie S1) for 1 hr. Afterward, flies were dissected and yeast cells on
the various appendages were visualized using fluorescence microscopy. To
quantify the number of cells that were transported, each part of the body was
washed in a peptone buffer and the buffer was subsequently plated for cell
counting (Table S1).