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H. somnus adheres to BBEC in a time-dependent manner. BBEC were incubated for 2 to 16 h at 37°C with approximately 30 bacteria per endothelial cell. At each time point, endothelial cells were washed five times with PBS and then lysed to release adherent bacteria. The CFU of adherent bacteria were estimated by plating BBEC lysates on sheep blood agar. Data represent the mean ± SEM of three independent experiments.
