Fig 2.

C. albicans increases S. oralis burdens on mouse tongue and esophageal tissues. Tongues and esophagi were homogenized, serially diluted and plated for cfu counts on day 5.A. C. albicans cfu.B. S. oralis cfu.Co-infection increased oroesophageal colonization of S. oralis, but not C. albicans. Results of three independent mouse experiments, with 6–8 animals per group are shown. Bars indicate SEM. *P < 0.005 compared with single, S. oralis infection.