Fig. 3
From: Dectin-2-dependent host defense in mice infected with serotype 3 Streptococcus pneumoniae
Effect of Dectin-2 deficiency on the engulfment of pneumococcus by neutrophils. WT mice and Dectin-2KO mice were infected with S. pneumoniae. The phagocytic rate (a) and phagocytic index (b) of neutrophils in BALF were calculated 12 h and 24 h after infection. The number of neutrophils was estimated by multiplying the total cell count by its proportion identified in morphological analysis. Each group consists of five to seven mice. Similar results were obtained in three independent experiments. *, p < 0.05; NS, not significantly different