Figure 9

MRSA infection of HUVEC under flow. Confocal image slices taken after MRSA infection of HUVEC under static (A-C) or flow conditions at 0.24 Pa (D-F) for infection times of 15 minutes (A, D), 30 minutes (B, E), and 60 minutes (C, F). The large arrow indicates the direction of flow. The small arrows show representative bacteria. Bar represents 50 μm. MRSA labelled with SYTO-9.