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Infectious Disease
Research from University of Texas has provided new information about infectious disease
July 15th, 2008
"Most previous studies have found that Enterococcus faecalis isolates do not show significant adherence to fibronectin and fibrinogen. The influence of various conditions on E. faecalis adherence to extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins was evaluated using a radiolabeled-cell adherence assay," scientists in the United States report. "Among the conditions studied, growth in 40% horse serum (a biological cue with potential clinical relevance) elicited adherence of all 46 E. faecalis strains tested to fibronectin and fibrinogen but not to elastin; adherence levels were independent of strain source, and adherence was eliminated by treating cells with trypsin. As previously...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-07-15)
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