Figure 7From: An extracellular Staphylococcus epidermidis polysaccharide: relation to Polysaccharide Intercellular Adhesin and its implication in phagocytosis20-kDaPS inhibits endocytosis of S. epidermidis in a dose-dependent manner. Standard curve obtained by counting the number of endocytosed bacteria preincubating with increasing amounts of 20-kDaPS (0, 15, 30, 60 mg/L) (y = −1096x + 73675, R2 = 0.99.Back to article page