Influenza infection did not affect uptake of microspheres by either Mph population, even at high virus MOI and high bead to macrophage ratios (percent phagocytosis at bead to macrophage ratio of 10∶1; mock-infected vs H3N2-infected was 63.5±1.2 vs 64.7±3.7 for Mph1, and 75±2.3 vs 78.6±2.5 for Mph2 (MOI = 1; t = 16 h) (representative experiment performed in triplicate; data not shown). The gene discussed is TTK; the disease is influenza.