title: Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains to solid surfaces.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence of 59 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to nitric-acid cleansed glass surfaces. There were differences in adherence between the investigated strains. The highest adherence was noticed among human strains (the average percentage was 13.3 +/- 7.51%) and the lowest adherence was determined among swine strains (the average percentage amounted 6 +/- .37%). We conclude that strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from humans colonise glass surfaces better than strains isolated from animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Agricultural Faculty, University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wolska
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sówka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bukowski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jakubczak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000502:physiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D011550:Pseudomonas aeruginosa / Q000502:physiology*; D013499:Surface Properties