SERRATIA-MARCESCENS ADHERENCE - THE EFFECT OF O-ANTIGEN PRESENCE

Authors
PALOMAR J LERANOZ AM VINAS M
Citation
J. Palomar et al., SERRATIA-MARCESCENS ADHERENCE - THE EFFECT OF O-ANTIGEN PRESENCE, Microbios, 81(327), 1995, pp. 107-113
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Microbios → ACNP
ISSN journal
00262633
Volume
81
Issue
327
Year of publication
1995
Pages
107 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0026-2633(1995)81:327<107:SA-TEO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
The presence of O-antigen affects the adhesion of Serratia marcescens cells to inert and biological surfaces. Mutants defective in the O-sid e chain showed significant decreases in their ability to adhere to pla stic and glass surfaces and to the surfaces of Foley urinary catheters , compared with their respective parental strains. Similar results wer e obtained when the ability to adhere human uroepithelial cells was te sted.