SP-D is not bactericidal towards <i>C</i>. burnetii.

<p>(A) <i>E</i>. <i>coli</i> were treated with or without SP-D for one hour at 37°C followed by viable counts on LB. Data displayed are mean ± standard error of three independent experiments. Student t-test compares SP-D to PBS treated <i>E</i>. <i>coli</i>. * p<0.05. (B) <i>C</i>. <i>burnetii</i> were treated with 0 (triangles), 5 (squares) or 10 mg/ml (squares) SP-D overnight and transferred to ACCM-2. Every 2 days genome equivalents (GE) were calculated by real-time PCR. Data displayed are mean ± standard deviation of GE/mL, representative of three independent experiments.