FIG. 7.

Inhibition of the adhesion of S. schenckii to Fn by cell wall fractions. S. schenckii yeast cells were added to Fn-coated microtiter wells (50 μg/ml) incubated with different cell wall fractions at 100 μg of carbohydrate per well. Unbound cells were removed by washing the plates with PBS-Tween, and the number of bound cells was determined by measuring the optical density at 490 nm. Binding in the absence of inhibitor was set as the control. Values shown are means ± SD of percent inhibition of binding in the presence of inhibitor in triplicate samples, and this figure is representative of three independent experiments. ∗, P < 0.01.