Figure 7
The HP0256 mutant has lower adhesion ability compared to the wild-type and significantly induces a weaker IL-8 secretion in AGS cells. Panel A shows that the HP0256 mutant adheres significantly less to the AGS host cells compared to the wild-type. Panel B shows that the HP0256 mutant induces a lower IL-8 secretion of AGS cells compared to the wild-type cells. (*) indicates results with a p-value of less than 0.05.