CHARACTERISTICS IN ADHERENCE OF STREPTOCOCCI AND STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS INFECTIVE SKIN LESIONS: SERUM IGA DECREASES ADHERENCE OF STREPTOCOCCUS PYOGENES BUT NOT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS

Abstract We characterized adherence of streptococci and Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from various infective skin lesions in terms of hydrophobicity, negative charge, tube adherence, slime production, and influence on adherence to coverslips by plasma and serum immunoglobulins. High hydrophobicity was more frequently observed in Streptococcus pyogenes strains than in Streptococcus agalactiae strains ( P and S. aureus strains ( P S. agalactiae strains than in S. pyogenes strains ( P S. pyogenes strains but not that of S. aureus strains.