FIG. 5.

Effect of RGD peptides on the adhesion of S. schenckii to Fn. Conidia (A) or yeast cells (B) were allowed to adhere to Fn (50 μg/ml) in the absence of peptides (control) or after treatment with different concentrations of RGDS (black bars) or GRGESP peptides (open bars) for 1 h at 37°C. The number of bound cells was determined by ELISA at 490 nm. The values are the means ± SD of triplicate wells, and the figure is representative of three independent experiments.