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Quantitative Assessment of Bacterial Adhesion to Eukaryotic Cells of Human Origin
Author(s) -
HARTLEY C. L.,
ROBBINS C. M.,
RICHMOND M. H.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of applied bacteriology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.889
H-Index - 156
eISSN - 1365-2672
pISSN - 0021-8847
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.1978.tb04202.x
Subject(s) - adhesion , bacteria , escherichia coli , in vitro , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , chemistry , genetics , gene , organic chemistry
An in vitro system to measure the adhesion of bacteria to human, eukaryotic cells was devised. Adhesion indices for test strains of bacteria could be calculated. Significant differences were then observed between various strains of Escherichia coli from a variety of sources, in their ability to adhere. The possible applications of the test, especially for the routine screening of bacteria for adhesion and for inhibitors of attachment, were considered.