title: Serum as a factor influencing adhesion of Enterococcus faecalis to glass and silicone.
abstract: The purpose of this work was to analyze the effect of serum on the physicochemical surface properties and adhesion to glass and silicone of Enterococcus faecalis ATCC 29212 at 37 degrees C. As is presented using thermodynamics analysis, serum minimizes the interaction of cells with water, which correlates well with the increase in hydrophobicity and in bacterial adhesion to glass and silicone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics. Department of Microbiology, Extremadura University, 06071 Badajoz, Spain.
authors.forename: Amparo M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gallardo-Moreno
authors.forename: M Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: González-Martín
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pérez-Giraldo
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bruque
authors.forename: Antonio C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Gómez-García
mesh_terms: D001422:Bacterial Adhesion / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000502:physiology*; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D012828:Silicones / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D012828:Silicones