At 2, 4, and 6 days post-infection (dpi), a notable decrease in the quantity of microglia was observed in the Tp-treated group of Tg (mpeg1: EGFP) zebrafish embryos (n = 8) when compared to the group of untreated embryos (n = 8) (Fig 1C–1H, P < 0.05). Here, MPEG1 is linked to infection.