PHYSICOCHEMICAL SURFACE-PROPERTIES OF KLEBSIELLA-PNEUMONIAE

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作者
CAMPRUBI, S
MERINO, S
BENEDI, J
WILLIAMS, P
TOMAS, JM
机构
[1] UNIV BARCELONA, DEPT MICROBIOL, DIAGONAL 645, E-08071 BARCELONA, SPAIN
[2] UNIV ISLAS BALEARES, MICROBIOL LAB, PALMA DE MALLORCA, SPAIN
[3] UNIV NOTTINGHAM, SCH PHARMACEUT SCI, DEPT MICROBIOL, NOTTINGHAM NG7 2RD, ENGLAND
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10.1007/BF01570096
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
The following cell surface physicochemical characteristics were investigated in Klebsiella pneumoniae: surface charge, surface hydrophobicity by different methods, and accessibility of the lipid fraction of the outer membrane. The capsular polysaccharide, as well as the O-antigen repeating units of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), conferred a hydrophilic, negatively charged surface to the bacterium, and a barrier to the dye congo red, which binds sites within the lipid fraction of the outer membrane (OM).
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