TABLE 3.
Adherence and invasion by htrB strains of bronchial epithelial cells
Strain | Genotype | Cell associationa (%) | SEMb | Invasiona (%) | SEM | Pc |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | htrB+ | 29 | 4 | 0.79 | 0.13 | NA |
B29 | htrB mutant | 22 | 8 | 0.04 | 0.018 | 0.008 |
B29(pKKH1) | ΔhtrB (htrB+) | 19 | 7 | 0.18 | 0.004 | 0.004 |
B29(pKKH2) | ΔhtrB (htrB+) | 33 | 11 | 0.24 | 0.021 | 0.002 |
Percentage of the initial inoculum.
n = 4.
P values were calculated by using a paired t test.