TABLE 1.
Adhesion of Aspergillus species to A549-derived basal laminaa
| Species and strain | No. of conidia bound per field (magnification, ×1000) |
|---|---|
| A. fumigatus ATCC 13073 | 242 ± 36 |
| A. fumigatus ATCC 42202 | 234 ± 36 |
| A. fumigatus CHUV | 225 ± 36 |
| A. wentii ATCC 10584 | 18 ± 36b |
| A. wentii ATCC 1023 | 27 ± 36b |
| A. ornatus ATCC 16921 | 5 ± 36b |
| A. ornatus ATCC 66492 | 7 ± 36b |
a
A549 cells (1.5 × 105/well) were seeded into chamber slides and incubated overnight. The following day, the basal lamina was prepared (see Materials and Methods) and added to each well. Bound conidiospores were counted as described in Materials and Methods.
b
Statistically different from A. fumigatus strains (P < 0.05) as determined by Proc Mixed analysis of the difference as a randomized complete block design in SAS. The values are the least-squares means (background subtracted) ± 2 standard errors of triplicate wells of two independent experiments performed on separate days.