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Adherence of Staphylococcus intermedius to canine corneocytes in vitro
Author(s) -
SaijonmaaKoulumies Leena E.,
Lloyd David H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
veterinary dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.744
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1365-3164
pISSN - 0959-4493
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-3164.2002.00294.x
Subject(s) - staphylococcus intermedius , pyoderma , microbiology and biotechnology , in vitro , virulence , biology , staphylococcus , corneocyte , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , pathology , dermatology , genetics , stratum corneum , gene
This study investigated the in vitro adherence of Staphylococcus intermedius to canine corneocytes, collected from a healthy dog using double‐sided adhesive tape. Adherence was shown to depend on duration ( P < 0.001) and temperature of incubation ( P < 0.001) and the concentration of bacteria ( P < 0.001). Isolates of S. intermedius from lesions of pyoderma were not generally more adherent to healthy canine skin than were isolates from healthy dogs. Significant differences in adherence were demonstrated between individual isolates within both groups ( P < 0.001). The study suggests that among S. intermedius there is no correlation between virulence and adherence to canine corneocytes in vitro . The finding may be important for the potential use of avirulent variants of S. intermedius as antagonistic strains against canine pyoderma. However, more studies are needed to compare the adherence of the isolates to skin cells obtained from dogs with diseases predisposed to pyoderma.