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bacterial adherence

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bacterial adherence
[baktir′ēəl]
the process whereby bacteria attach themselves to cells or other surfaces before proliferating.


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cocktail Anti-adherence activity of cranberry had a greater effect on bacterial strains isolated from urine than on organisms isolated from sputum, stool and wounds Design: Testing of bacterial adherence to uroepithelial cells of clinical isolates of E.
Reduced bacterial adherence to the catheter surface with heparin was demonstrated in three different catheter types [15], but the studies did not determine whether heparin clinically reduced UTIs.
Sobota, "Inhibition of Bacterial Adherence by Cranberry Juice: Potential Use for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections," J.
 
 
 
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