title: [Antagonistic action of corynebacteria and bacilli of a skin ecotype on staphylococci].
abstract: 582 strain of corynebacteria and 235 cultures of bacilli isolated from the skin surface of mammary glands of 120 nursing women were studied for their antagonistic action on staphylococci. It is established that bacilli, especially Bacillus subtilis, B. firmus and B. alvei exert more pronounced inhibitory effect on staphylococci. Representatives of the family Corynebacteriaceae possess a weak antagonistic action both on coagulase-positive and on coagulase-negative species. The ability of coryneform bacteria to retain the colonization resistance is supposed to be due to other factors. Antagonistic properties of B. subtilis are shown expedient to be used for elimination of hospital strains of Staphylococcus aureus from the skin of mammary glands.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Sytnik
mesh_terms: D000192:Actinomycetales / Q000502:physiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000898:Antibiosis; D001407:Bacillus / Q000502:physiology*; D001940:Breast / Q000382:microbiology; D004463:Ecology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000254:growth & development*
vernacular_title: Antagonisticheskoe deĭstvie korinebakteriĭ i batsill kozhnogo ékotipa na stafilokokki.