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Extent of internalization of A. fumigatus conidia by different HNEC cultures after 4 h contact. |
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| HNEC culture |
Bound conidia (%) |
Internalized conidia (%) |
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| C143 P |
8.5 |
19.5 |
| C149 P |
7.1 |
27.0 |
| C153 P |
7.8 |
19.0 |
| Mean |
7.8 ± 0.7 |
21.8 ± 4.5 |
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Internalization was revealed by double immunostaining. Percentages and means were calculated from the bound conidia figures for two wells of three different primary cultures. | ||
Botterel et al. BMC Microbiology 2008 8:97 doi:10.1186/1471-2180-8-97 |
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