Staphylococcal adherence to chicken cartilage.
Immature chicken cartilage was incubated in a Staphylococcus aureus suspension and then washed. Scanning electron microscopy and radiolabel measurements showed increased adherence to cartilage with increasing bacterial concentration. Preheating of the bacteria did not reduce the adherence property, but trypsin treatment did.
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Department of Surgery (Orthopedics), University of Western Australia, Perth.
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D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects; D002356:Cartilage / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002645:Chickens; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology
D014357:Trypsin