Cell Surface of a Tetrads-Forming Mutant ofMicrococcus luteus: Chemical Treatment of the Cells and Teichuronic Acids on the Surface
| Autor: | Toshihiko Monodane, Mitsuo Torii, Michiko Tokunaga |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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Immunology
Mutant Microbiology Micrococcus law.invention Antigen Cell Wall law Virology Tetrad Antiserum biology fungi biology.organism_classification Molecular biology Teichoic Acids Mutation Microscopy Electron Scanning biology.protein bacteria Hydrochloric Acid Electron microscope Antibody Micrococcus luteus Bacteria |
| Zdroj: | Microbiology and Immunology. 34:65-72 |
| ISSN: | 0385-5600 |
| Popis: | Tetrads-forming mutant MT cells of Micrococcus luteus, both treated with chemical reagents and non-treated, were observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). The agglutinability of the cells with antiserum containing anti-teichuronic acid antibody was examined. The binding of protein A-gold particles to the cells, mediated with the antiserum, was also observed with SEM. A tetrad surface, not surface of each of four "unit monococci" constituting a tetrad, consisted of two or three smooth areas with borders. The difference in the surface features between M. luteus wild-type IFO 3333 (Monodane et al, Microbiol. Immunol. 33: 165-174, 1989) and the mutant MT cells is discussed. |
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