Table 2.
Quantification of cells undergoing phagocytosis.
Time post infection | Percentage of phagocytic cells | |
---|---|---|
E. coli | S. aureus | |
5 minutes | 22 ± 4a | 45 ± 3a |
60 minutes | 41 ± 2b | 86 ± 6b |
14 hours | 0 ± 0c | 6 ± 1c |
24 hours | 0 ± 0c | 0 ± 0d |
Values represent mean ± s.e.m. Different letters indicate statistically significant differences among cells undergoing phagocytosis (E. coli or S. aureus) and non-phagocytic cells at different time points (One-Way ANOVA: for E. coli F3-11 = 876.8, p < 0.0001; for S. aureus F3-11 = 910.8, p < 0.0001).