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Bacterial adherence: the
role of serum and wound fluid
Yah, S. C.1*,
Haruna, T.2, Enabulele, I. O.2 and
Yusuf E. O.2
1Department
of Biological Sciences, College of Science and Technology,
Covenant University, Km 10 Idiroko Road, PMB 1023 Ota, Ogun
State, Nigeria.
2Department
of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of
Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author. E-mail:
yahclar@covenantuniversity.com.
Accepted
24 July, 2008 |
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Bacteria are known to initiate wound infections and have been
found associated with wound infections. The purpose of this
study was to investigate the bacterial adherence potential
(BAP) wounds. The bacteria used were Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Proteus mirabilis, Escherichia coli and
Staphylococcus aureus isolated from infected wounds and
assayed for their adherence ability using wound fluid and
serum. The BAP were achieved by exposing the pathogens to
freshly excised wounds. The adhered bacteria were then
eluded and quantified using log (CFU/cm2) on
Mueller Hinton Agar per cm2 of tissue. The
results indicated that wound fluid and serum has a
remarkable bacterial adherence potential (BAP) when exposed
to freshly injured wounds as when compared to distilled
water and no agent.
Key words: Bacteria wound, adherence, wound fluid, serum.
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