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Macrophage activation pathways. Biofilm growth of Staphylococci has been shown to favor the M2 phenotype in macrophages, which is characterized by increased arginase and pro-fibrotic activity, as well as decreased antimicrobial clearance. These changes are thought to contribute to the persistence of Staphylococci in biofilm infections. This figure is a reproduction from (273).
