FIGURE 2.
Adhesion/invasion of A549 cells by strain SP1070 grown in presence of capsaicin sub-MICs. (A) adhesion; (B) invasion. Results are the mean of adherent or intracellular streptococci (CFU/mL ± SD) of two experiments. Asterisks denote significant values with respect to the control (p ≤ 0.05).