TABLE 2.
Adhesion and invasion of Aeromonas sp. strain BDF4 to different cell lines at different temperatures
| Adhesion or adherence | Fish cell line | Temp (°C) | Mean % bacteria ± SEM
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aeromonas sp. strain BDF4 | E. coli HB101 (control) | |||
| Adherence | EPC | 22 | 3.1 ± 0.19a | 0.022 ± 0.004 |
| 37 | 2.8 ± 0.21 | NT | ||
| RTG | 22 | 3.0 ± 0.18 | 0.03 ± 0.003 | |
| 37 | 2.8 ± 0.25 | NT | ||
| Invasion | EPC | 22 | 0.27 ± 0.030b | 0.003 ± 0.0004 |
| 37 | 0.24 ± 0.027 | NT | ||
| RTG | 22 | 0.23 ± 0.031 | 0.004 ± 0.0004 | |
| 37 | 0.29 ± 0.030 | NT | ||
a
Mean percent bacteria (±SEM) recovered after washing. NT, not tested.
b
Mean percent bacteria recovered after gentamicin treatment.