title: [The characteristics of the hydrophobic properties of bacteria when interacting with blood serum].
abstract: Considerable variability of the hydrophobic properties of bacterial surface was demonstrated on 132 representatives of Escherichia coli, Neisseria, staphylococci and enterococci, belonging to museum strains and isolated from clinical material. Taxonomic and pathovariant differences in their susceptibility to hydrophobic modification induced by the thermostable and thermolabile components of blood serum were experimentally established. Extracellular bacterial products were found to be capable of preventive and restorative counteraction to such hydrophobic modifications. The antilysozyme and anticomplement activities of bacteria were shown to take part in the expression of hydrophobic/hydrophilic properties in the interaction of bacteria with blood serum.
authors.forename: Iu A
authors.initials: IuA
authors.lastname: Brudastov
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Gritsenko
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Zhurlov
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chertkov
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D006801:Humans; D009113:Muramidase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D003169:Complement Inactivator Proteins; D003470:Culture Media; D009113:Muramidase