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Interactions with bladder epithelial cells and human neutrophils. WT was additionally tested in the presence of soluble mannose (+Man). (A) Adhesion to T24 bladder epithelial cells. (B) Binding to neutrophils. (C) Killing by neutrophils. For each strain, fraction killed was measured as one minus the fraction of bacteria surviving incubation with neutrophils relative to a growth control, then the ratio to WT was taken. All error bars represent SEM. *, P < 0.05; **, P < 0.01.
