Cell surface hydrophobicity of sucrose fermenting and nonfermenting Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains evaluated by different methods.

Abstract:

:Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains expressed variation in hydrophobic characteristics dependent on the method used. Results of single assays are not a reliable representation of C. diphtheriae hydrophobicity. All 12 strains adhered to polystyrene surfaces; three showed spontaneous aggregation (SA) in Trypticase Soy Broth (TSB) medium, and eight exhibited autoagglutination in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS; AA-positive). The salt aggregation test (SAT) values /=1.6 represented breakpoints for groups of strains with differing hydrophobicity. C. diphtheriae strains showed affinity towards n-hexadecane. Percentages of adhesion varied from 31% to 63% and were not directly related to morphological n-hexadecane adhesion patterns. Diffuse and localized adhesion patterns were noted predominantly among sucrose-positive and sucrose-negative strains, respectively. Strains of the sucrose-negative biotype expressed a higher degree of hydrophobicity. The choice of the growth medium influenced the hydrophobicity, not the hemagglutinating activity (HA) of C. diphtheriae. Heating bacterial suspensions at 121 degrees C decreased both HA and hydrophobicity of three strains. However, hydrophobins and hemagglutinins were trypsin and detergent resistant. The treatment of microorganisms with Clostridium perfringens neuraminidase increased the hydrophobicity but not the HA titers of strains tested. Hemagglutinins were partially responsible for hydrophobicity. Hydrophilic AA-negative strains adhered strongly to glass but expressed weak HA. Sialylglycoconjugates functioned as hydrophilins on C. diphtheriae surfaces.

journal_name

Curr Microbiol

journal_title

Current microbiology

authors

Mattos-Guaraldi AL,Formiga LC,Andrade AF

doi

10.1007/pl00006769

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-01-01 00:00:00

pages

37-42

issue

1

eissn

0343-8651

issn

1432-0991

journal_volume

38

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