Lipopolysaccharide in adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cornea and contact lenses.

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Lipopolysaccharide in adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to the cornea and contact lenses.

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science - 1 May 1993

Fletcher E L, Fleiszig S M, Brennan N A

Abstract excerpt

PURPOSE: To determine the role of smooth or rough lipopolysaccharide on adherence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria to the rat cornea in vitro and on contact lenses of differing types. METHODS: Adherence of a smooth (AK957) and isogenic rough strain (AK1012) of P. aeruginosa bacteria to rat corn...

Topics

Animals
Bacterial Adhesion
Colony Count, Microbial
Contact Lenses
Cornea
Corneal Ulcer
Eye Infections, Bacterial
Female
Lipopolysaccharides
Phenotype
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Rats
Rats, Inbred BUF

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