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Table 1 Extent of internalization of A. fumigatus conidia by different HNEC cultures after 4 h contact.

From: Phagocytosis of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia by primary nasal epithelial cells in vitro

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

  1. Internalization was revealed by double immunostaining. Percentages and means were calculated from the bound conidia figures for two wells of three different primary cultures.
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BMC Microbiology

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