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Scanning electron micrographs of gonococci invading HUEC at 1 h postchallenge. (A) Gonococci enveloped by lamellipodia, indicative of macropinocytosis (bar, 2 μm). (B) Gonococci tightly associated with the host cell membrane, characteristic of a receptor-mediated process (bar, 750 nm).