Table 1

Extent of internalization of A. fumigatus conidia by different HNEC cultures after 4 h contact.

HNEC culture
Bound conidia (%)
Internalized conidia (%)

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

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