Differential Macrophage Response to Slow- and Fast-Growing Pathogenic Mycobacteria
Figure 1
Infection rate of THP-1 cells at 6 h of mycobacterial infections. THP-1 macrophages were infected with fast-growing (M. abscessus and M. fortuitum) or slow-growing mycobacteria (M. celatum and M. tuberculosis) using a MOI of 5. After 6 h of infection, cells were washed and the percentage of macrophages with more than one intracellular mycobacterium was determined. : M. abscessus; : M. fortuitum; : M. celatum; : M. tuberculosis. The experiment was performed in triplicate and repeated on three independent occasions. ANOVA with Tukey’s post-test was carried out using a . Significant difference among mycobacteria.
