Figure 4From: Phagocytosis of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia by primary nasal epithelial cells in vitroHNEC stained with May-Grünwald Giemsa after 8 h incubation with A. fumigatus (A) and P. chrysogenum (B) conidia. Cells were released and smears prepared before staining. Quantification of HNEC and conidia was performed to determine the number of HNEC-associated conidia and the average number of conidia associated with HNEC. (c) = conidia. Bar = 2 μm.Back to article page