Contribution of hydrophobicity to hemagglutination reactions of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Several strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibited the ability to hemagglutinate erythrocytes. Hydrophobic bond-breaking agents, but not sugars and saccharides, were effective inhibitors of hemagglutination. The results suggest the involvement of hydrophobic bonds in hemagglutination reactions of P. aeruginosa.
D000818:Animals; D006388:Hemagglutinins; D006801:Humans; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000276:immunology*; D012995:Solubility; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014867:Water
D006388:Hemagglutinins; D014867:Water