TABLE 2.
Adherence of fimbriated strain MG155 and unfimbriated strain AAEC072 of E. coli to M. galloprovincialis hemocytes at 4°C
| Strain and exptl conditions | No. of bacteria/monolayer (105)
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| ASW
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Hemolymph serum
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| 60 min | 120 min | 60 min | 120 min | |
| MG155 | 9 ± 0.6a | 19 ± 1.2 | 20 ± 1.7 | 55 ± 4.9 |
| AAEC072 | 5 ± 0.4 | 9 ± 0.7 | 5 ± 0.3 | 9 ± 0.9 |
| MG155 + d-mannose | 6 ± 0.5 | 10 ± 0.9 | 8 ± 0.7 | 14 ± 1.3 |
| MG155 + d-galactose | 10 ± 0.8 | 21 ± 1.9 | 21 ± 1.8 | 58 ± 4.9 |
| AAEC072 + d-mannose | 5 ± 0.4 | 11 ± 1.0 | 6 ± 0.5 | 10 ± 0.9 |
| AAEC072 + d-galactose | 7 ± 0.6 | 9 ± 0.8 | 5 ± 0.4 | 11 ± 0.9 |
a
Mean ± standard deviation.