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From: The osteoblast as an inflammatory cell: production of cytokines in response to bacteria and components of bacterial biofilms

Fig. 2

Binding and uptake of S. aureus to osteoblasts: a Osteoblasts were incubated with FITC-labelled bacteria at either 37 ° C or 4 °C. Then fluorescence associated with the cells was determined (the very left panel shows the autofluorescence of the cells). b Binding and uptake of bacteria could be confirmed by laser scan microscopy (bacteria in green; nuclei in blue)

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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