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Adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to hydrophilic contact lenses and other substrata.

Journal of clinical microbiology ·Vol. 25 ·No. 8 ·1987-08-00 ·Pages 1392-7

Miller MJ, Ahearn DG

Abstract

Nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from corneal ulcers and contact lens cases and solutions were examined for their ability to adhere to polystyrene, glass, and hydrophilic contact lenses of varying water content and polymer composition. Adherence to the various substrates was strain specific. Adherence also was influenced by hydrophobicity and chemical composition of the substratum, as well as pH and electrolyte concentration. An extracellular polymeric adhesive appeared to be involved in the firm attachment of cells to soft contact lenses.

MeSH Terms
Bacterial Adhesion Contact Lenses, Hydrophilic Electrolytes Glass Humans Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate Hydrogen-Ion Concentration Microscopy, Electron Polyethylene Glycols/metabolism Polystyrenes/metabolism Pseudomonas aeruginosa/physiology,ultrastructure Species Specificity
Chemicals
Electrolytes Polystyrenes Hydrogel, Polyethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate Polyethylene Glycols
Authors & Affiliations
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Miller M J
Ahearn D G
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Article Info
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Abbr.
J Clin Microbiol
ISSN
0095-1137
DOI
10.1128/jcm.25.8.1392-1397.1987
Published
1987-08-00
Pages
1392-7
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7505564
PMCID
PMC269232
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/jcm.25.8.1392-1397.1987 PMC Full Text View journal details
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