Cell surface of a tetrads-forming mutant of Micrococcus luteus: chemical treatment of the cells and teichuronic acids on the surface.
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.
Monodane
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Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Dentistry, Kagoshima University.
Tokunaga
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Torii
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D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D008837:Micrococcus / Q000235:genetics / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009154:Mutation; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
D013682:Teichoic Acids; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid