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Table 1 Fusion index of different macrophages/monocytes after infection with BCG (pMV261) and BCG (pAS-MDP1)

From: The role of the mycobacterial DNA-binding protein 1 (MDP1) from Mycobacterium bovis BCG in host cell interaction

Cell type

MOIa

Days after infection

Fusion index (FI) [%]

   

Uninfected cells

Infection with BCG (pMV261)

Infection with BCG (pAS-MDP1)

RAW264.7

50

5

3.0

5.3

27.2

MM6

50

3

2.3

2.3

7.4

Human blood monocytes

1

11

1.1

8.7

15.1

  1. a MOI = multiplicity of infection (number of mycobacteria per number of monocytes/macrophages).
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BMC Microbiology

ISSN: 1471-2180

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