Table 1

The rate of expulsion and lateral transfer events recorded for JEC21 (Serotype D) in primary human macrophage cells

Primary human macrophage cells

Total number of macrophages observed

661

Macrophages with internalized yeast

177 (26.8%)

Occurrence of cryptococcal expulsion

47 (26.6%)

Occurrence of lateral transfer

4 (2.3%)

Ma et al. BMC Immunology 2007 8:15   doi:10.1186/1471-2172-8-15