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TABLE II. Effects of Corynebacterium diphtheriae CDCE8392_0813 gene interruption on human cells interactions and on susceptibility to hydrogen peroxide.

Strain	HA titre	Human epithelial type 2 epithelial cell				H₂O₂ inhibition halo (mm)
Strain	HA titre	Adherence pattern	Bacteria in supernatant (CFU mL^1-)	Adherent bacteria (CFU mL^1-)	Internalised bacteria (CFU mL^1-)	H₂O₂ inhibition halo (mm)
LDCIC-L1	32	DA	11.8 x 10⁴± 2.23	5.8 x 10⁴± 1.94	7.0 x 10²± 0.05^a	24.75 ± 0.64^a
CDC-E8392	32	DA	11.3 x 10⁴± 1.11	5.3 x 10⁴± 1.30	10.0 x 10²± 0.57	22.00 ± 0.82

a: p < 0.05 according to unpaired ttest; CFU: colony forming units; DA: diffuse adherence; HA: agglutination of human erythrocytes (type B).