title: Adherence of Burkholderia pseudomallei cells to cultured human epithelial cell lines is regulated by growth temperature.
abstract: We have investigated the adherence of Burkholderia pseudomallei, cultured under a number of different conditions, to six human epithelial cell lines. While several complex medium compositions had relatively little effect on adherence, growth at 30 degrees C was found to significantly increase adherence to all cell lines relative to that of cultures grown at 37 degrees C (P < 0.001).
authors.affiliation: School of Health Science, Griffith University-Gold Coast Campus, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: Nat F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Justin A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boddey
authors.forename: Cameron P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Flegg
authors.forename: Ifor R
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Beacham
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D016957:Burkholderia pseudomallei / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002460:Cell Line; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010641:Phenotype; D013696:Temperature