TABLE 2.
Effect of rabbit anti-SCPB on invasion of GBS into A549 cells
| GBS strain | % Invasiona (mean ± SEM) with:
|
% Inhibition | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal rabbit serum | Rabbit anti-SCPB | ||
| O90R (serotype Ia) | 3.60 ± 0.15 | 1.10 ± 0.09 | 69 |
| COH1 (serotype III) | 0.36 ± 0.01 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | 75 |
| 78-471 (serotype II) | 0.12 ± 0.01 | 0.05 ± 0.003 | 58 |
Number of internalized bacteria/number of adherent bacteria × 100%. Data are from a single experiment but represent data from three experiments.