Differential

<p><b>invasion of TR-146 or HeLa epithelial cells by </b><b><i>C. albicans</i></b><b>.</b> (A) Oral TR-146 or HeLa epithelial cells were co-incubated with 10⁵<i>C. albicans</i> cells (alive or thimerosal killed – Wt+Thim) for either 1, 2 or 3 h. (B) HeLa epithelial cells were co-incubated with 10⁵ indicated <i>C. albicans</i> strains (alive or thimerosal killed) for 3 h. Following fixation, samples were differentially stained and analyzed by fluorescence microscopy. The experiment was performed at least two times in duplicates. */**, indicates significant difference between cell lines (A) or between mutant and wild type (B) (<i>p<</i>0.05/<i>p<</i>0.01, respectively).