To this end, flow cytometry analysis was employed to quantify CD36 (marker for pro-inflammatory polarization) or CD163 (a marker for anti-inflammatory polarization25 expressing hMDM (CD14+/MHCII+) populations after infection with S. epidermidis 1457, 1457-M10, and 1457ΔatlE. This evidence concerns the gene CD163 and infection.