FIGURE 6.

Comparison of phenotypes and tolerance to stresses between virus-free (Free) and virus-infected (Virus) strains. (A) Adherence of conidia to A549 human pneumocyte cells. (B) Sensitivity of the A. fumigatus strains to phagocytosis by J774A.1, a murine macrophage cell line. (C) Germination rates of the virus-free and virus-infected strains under oxidative stress (germination following 24-h exposure to 32.6 nM H₂O₂). (D) Growth of the virus-free and virus-infected A. fumigatus strains under osmotic stress conditions (conidial growth in the presence of 0.8 M NaCl). (E) Mammalian epithelial cell (A549) lysis after co-incubation with conidia. From (A) to (E), all experiments were independently repeated three times. Mean ± SD. ^∗p < 0.05, ^∗∗∗p < 0.001, by two-tailed Student’s t-test.