title: [Adherence properties and production of slime by staphylococci: relation to pathogenicity].
abstract: Among the S. aureus 25/39 are non producing slime and non adherent isolates. These results did not allow a correlation between these properties and pathogenesis. Several different phenotyping systems (biotyping, phage typing, serotyping, antibiotic susceptibility profiling, and plasmid pattern analysis) have been used in an attempt to identify strains of CNS. There is still a need however, for a simple, rapid, and cost effective method of distinguishing true pathogens from simple contaminants. Our results suggest that testing isolates for slime positivity and for adherence property may fulfill this task.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Nice, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Etesse-Carsenti
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Masseyeff
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Entenza
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bernard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dellamonica
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000032:analysis / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000032:analysis / Q000472:pathogenicity* / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D011135:Polysaccharides, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Propriétés d'adhérence et production de slime des staphylocoques: relation avec la pathogénicité.