[Staphylococcal adherence to oral mucosal cells].

The ability of Staphylococcus to adhere to human oral epithelial cells was studied. S. aureus and S. epidermidis showed remarkable attachment to cheek mucosal cells, comparable to adherence to nasal mucosal cells observed by other Authors. The same bacteria lowered consistently their ability to adhere when were previously cultured in human saliva.