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Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2002, p. 2610-2613, Vol. 68, No. 5
0099-2240/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.5.2610-2613.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Thermodynamic Analysis of Growth Temperature Dependence in the Adhesion of Candida parapsilosis to Polystyrene

Amparo M. Gallardo-Moreno,1 M. Luisa González-Martín,1* Ciro Pérez-Giraldo,2 Eugenio Garduño,2 José M. Bruque,1 and Antonio C. Gómez-García2

Department of Physics,1 Department of Microbiology, Extremadura University, 06071 Badajoz, Spain2

Received 10 September 2001/ Accepted 27 February 2002

The purpose of this work was to study the adhesion to polystyrene of two Candida parapsilosis strains, grown at 22 and 37°C, in terms of hydrophobicity, surface charge, and interaction free energy. Growth temperature changed the surface properties of microorganisms, yielding a good correlation between thermodynamic predictions and adhesion behavior.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Physics, Extremadura University, 06071 Badajoz, Spain. Phone: 34 924 289532. Fax: 34 924 289651. E-mail: mlglez{at}unex.es.

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, May 2002, p. 2610-2613, Vol. 68, No. 5
0099-2240/02/$04.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/AEM.68.5.2610-2613.2002
Copyright © 2002, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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