Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Characterization of Flagella Produced by Clinical Strains of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Doroti de Oliveira-Garcia*†, Monique Dall'Agnol‡, Mónica Rosales‡, Ana C.G.S. Azzuz§, Marina B. Martinez†§, and Jorge A. Girón‡

Author affiliations: *Laboratório Clínico do Instituto Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia, São Paulo, Brazil; †Departamento de Microbiologia do Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; ‡Benemerita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, México; §Departamento de Análises Clínicas da Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;

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Graph showing kinetics of adherence by SMPD92 and ATCC 13637. Bacteria were allowed to bind to the plastic for 72 h and then were stained with crystal violet. Bacterial uptake of the dye was measured at 620 nm. Closed and open circles represent SMDP92 and ATCC13637, respectively.

Figure 7. Graph showing kinetics of adherence by SMPD92 and ATCC 13637. Bacteria were allowed to bind to the plastic for 72 h and then were stained with crystal violet. Bacterial uptake of the dye was measured at 620 nm. Closed and open circles represent SMDP92 and ATCC13637, respectively.

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