Table 3.
Strains Positive for Adhesion to Eukaryotic Cells. These Values are Presented as Percentages
| Adhesion Assays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | TraqNM | TraqM | HeLaNM | HeLaM | HEp-2NM | HEp-2M |
| N | 66.7 | 33.3 | 53.3 | 20.0 | 93.3 | 63.3 |
| S | 45.8 | 33.3 | 70.8 | 54.2 | 58.3 | 41.7 |
| H | 71.4 | 42.9 | 92.9 | 92.9 | 92.9 | 78.6 |
| O | 36.4 | 9.1 | 27.3 | 27.3 | 18.2 | 18.2 |
N = commensal strains (AFEC), S = septicemia strains, H = swollen head syndrome strains, O = omphalitis strains. TraqM: adhesion to the trachea in the presence of D-mannose; TraqNM: adhesion to the trachea in the absence of D-mannose; HeLaM: adhesion to HeLa cells in the presence of D- mannose; HeLaNM: adhesion to HeLa cells in the presence of D- mannose; HEp-2M: adhesion to HEp-2 cells in the presence D- mannose; HEp-2NM: adhesion to HEp-2 cells in the absence of D- mannose.