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

doi:10.1111/j.1348-0421.1990.tb00992.x

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

Microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 1990

Monodane T, Tokunaga M, Torii M

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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-gol...

Topics

Cell Wall
Hydrochloric Acid
Micrococcus
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Mutation
Teichoic Acids

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