NFKB1 and bacterial infectious disease: Because of the increased susceptibility of starved juvenile anemones to bacterial infection (Fig. 2), we were interested in determining whether the overall decrease in NF-κB protein during starvation was also observed in juvenile Nv. To do this, we performed anti-Nv-NF-κB Western blotting and immunohistochemistry on 40-day old Nv that had been fed regularly or never fed.