Melanin is an essential component for the integrity of the cell wall of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia

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Table 4 Flow cytometry analysis of the binding of laminin and fibronectin

Strain or isolate number	Control	Laminin binding			Fibronectin binding
		Total	Residual	Specific	Total	Residual	Specific
Reference strains
CBS 113.26	20	11442	2054	9388	234	96	138
IHEM 18963	37	12652	2792	9860	229	146	83
Mutant isolates
IHEM 2508	40	1671	869	802	222	76	146
IHEM 9860	63	4606	2465	2141	560	247	313
IHEM 15998	35	10785	3574	7211	354	151	203

Results are mean values of the data collected for 10,000 cells. Significance of the difference between two fluorescence frequency distribution histograms was confirmed by statistical analysis using the Kolmogorov-Smirnoff two sample test.

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