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[Hydrophobic properties of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains]
S Jankowski1, J Sarowska, H Zarczyńska
1Katedra i Zakład Biologii Ogólnej Akademii Medycznej we Wrocławiu.
Medycyna Doswiadczalna I Mikrobiologia
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
Hydrophobic properties are considered as a factor enhancing the adhesion of bacteria to tissue cells. The strains of P. aeruginosa isolated from patients with urinary tract infections (UTI), from feces and soil were investigated. It shows that over 50% strains isolated from UTI had hydrophobic cell surface. Most of all strain investigated (67.9%) is characterized by hydrophobicity what probably favours their pathogenicity.