Cell surface of a tetrads-forming mutant of Micrococcus luteus: chemical treatment of the cells and teichuronic acids on the surface.

Abstract:

: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.

journal_name

Microbiol Immunol

authors

Monodane T,Tokunaga M,Torii M

doi

10.1111/j.1348-0421.1990.tb00992.x

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1990-01-01 00:00:00

pages

65-72

issue

1

eissn

0385-5600

issn

1348-0421

journal_volume

34

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