As speculated, immediately after infection (5 min post-infection), neutrophils (Ly6G+Ly6CInt), eosinophils (Ly6G+Ly6Clow), and monocytes (Ly6G-Ly6Clow and Ly6G-Ly6Chi) from WT mice engulfed a significantly higher number of conidia compared to that from C3-/- mice (Figure 7). This evidence concerns the gene C3 and infection.