Characteristics in adherence of streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various infective skill lesions: serum IgA decreases adherence of Streptococcus pyogenes but not Staphylococcus aureus

Authors
Akiyama, H Yamasaki, O Tada, J Arata, J
Citation
H. Akiyama et al., Characteristics in adherence of streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus isolated from various infective skill lesions: serum IgA decreases adherence of Streptococcus pyogenes but not Staphylococcus aureus, J DERMA SCI, 21(3), 1999, pp. 165-169
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Dermatology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGICAL SCIENCE
ISSN journal
09231811 → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
165 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0923-1811(199911)21:3<165:CIAOSA>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We characterized adherence of streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus strain s isolated from various infective skin lesions in terms of hydrophobicity, negative charge, tube adherence, slime production, and influence on adheren ce to coverslips by plasma and serum immunoglobulins. High hydrophobicity w as more frequently observed in Streptococcus pyogenes strains than in Strep tococcus agalactiae strains (P < 0.01) and S. aureus strains (P < 0.001) an d slime production was more frequently observed in S. agalactiae strains th an in S. pyogenes strains (P < 0.05). Serum IgA decreased adherence to cove rslips of S. pyogenes strains but not that of S. aureus strains. (C) 1999 E lsevier Science Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.