title: [A comparison of 2 methods for determining the hydrophobicity of Streptococcus groups A and B].
abstract: A simple method for the evaluation of the hydrophobic properties of streptococci, pathogenic for humans, by their adherence to polystyrene and a modified method for measuring their hydrophobic properties by their sorption on hexadecane have been developed. The results obtained in the evaluation of the hydrophobic properties of streptococci by these two methods have been compared and the complete correlation of these results in classifying the cultures as hydrophobic and hydrophilic has been shown. For the first time the differences in the hydrophobic properties of different strains of group B streptococci have been established.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Ravdonikas
authors.forename: N F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Dmitrieva
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Grabovskaia
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D000473:Alkanes; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D014644:Genetic Variation; D009154:Mutation; D011137:Polystyrenes; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D011137:Polystyrenes; C007932:n-hexadecane
vernacular_title: Sravnenie dvukh metodov opredeleniia gidrofobnosti u streptokokkov grupp A i B.