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. 2016 Oct 5;11(10):e0164117. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164117

Fig 2. Kinetics and titration of IL-8 secretion by fibroblasts co-incubated with different species of the B. burgdorferi sl group.

Fig 2

(A-C) Kinetic studies of IL-8 secretion of fibroblasts stimulated by B. burgdorferi ss (Bb ss) IBS19, B. garinii IBS6, and B. afzelii IBS17 at MOI of 100:1. (D-F) Levels of IL-8 secretion by fibroblasts stimulated by increasing concentrations (MOI of 1:1 = 1B, MOI of 10:1 = 10B, 50:1 = 50B, and 100:1 = 100B) of the 3 Borrelia strains at 24 hours. NEG: unstimulated fibroblasts. (A-F) Each bar shows the mean ± SDs of duplicate values obtained for fibroblasts batch #1.