Fig 2.

EspZ decreases the rate of death of infected enterocytes. C2_BBE cells grown on glass coverslips were treated with medium alone or infected with EPEC, the ΔespZ mutant, or the single-copy complemented cis-espZ strain for 1, 2, and 4 h and then stained with an ethidium homodimer 15 min prior to imaging. Representative data from three independent experiments are shown. Percentages represent averages from 9 fields.