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Fig. 4

From: Airway surface liquid from smokers promotes bacterial growth and biofilm formation via iron-lactoferrin imbalance

Fig. 4

Non-smokers BAL supplemented with CSE has increased bacterial growth. a Effect of coincubating BAL from non-smokers with increasing doses of CSE on S. aureus bacterial growth (*p < 0.05, compared to control by ANOVA). b Effect of coincubating BAL from non-smokers with CSE (1%) on P. aeruginosa bacterial growth (**p < 0.0001, by paired t-test). c Effect of coincubating BAL from non-smokers with FeCl3 (1 μg/mL) on P. aeruginosa bacterial growth (**p < 0.0001, by paired t-test)

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Respiratory Research

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