Delineating the Importance of Serum Opsonins and the Bacterial Capsule in Affecting the Uptake and Killing of Burkholderia pseudomallei by Murine Neutrophils and Macrophages
Figure 5
Complement-mediated direct bacterial killing.
108 bacteria were incubated with the indicated serum concentrations in PBS++ at 37°C. At the indicated times, samples were recovered and bacteria were enumerated by dilution plating (n = 4). * p<0.05 compared to respective E. coli values, as determined by one-way ANOVA; error bars represent standard error mean.