title: In vitro indices of tissue adherence in Staphylococcus intermedius.
abstract: In vitro indices of adherence showed that strains of Staphylococcus intermedius from lesions of canine pyoderma differed from strains isolated from normal carrier sites in that a significantly greater proportion of pyoderma strains adhered to extracellular matrix proteins whilst fewer adhered to polystyrene. Slime production and a hydrophobicity index did not differ between the groups. This suggests that exposure of extracellular matrix proteins due to underlying disease may result in the selection of a narrower spectrum of strains from amongst those at carrier sites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial Diseases, St John's Institute of Dermatology, United Medical School, London, UK.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Cree
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Noble
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D016667:Bacterial Capsules / Q000378:metabolism; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D011711:Pyoderma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000502:physiology*