Video clip 2. Phagocytosis and killing of a spirochete by an IDE12 cell. A morphologically normal GFP-expressing KS20 borrelia can be seen adhering to a LTR-stained IDE12 cell, is slowly coiled up by the cell and ingested. Once coiled up, the spirochete enters the LTR-rich area and the GFP fluorescence is lost. Total elapsed time, 91 min 30 sec.
