Open AccessDetermination of viridans streptococci surface lipoteichoic acid by enzyme linked immune sorbent assay
Author(s) -
Hogg Stephen D.,
Manning Janet E.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1989.tb03051.x
Subject(s) - lipoteichoic acid , microbiology and biotechnology , viridans streptococci , enzyme , immune system , sorbent , teichoic acid , bacteria , streptococcaceae , chemistry , streptococcus , biology , biochemistry , antibiotics , immunology , staphylococcus aureus , peptidoglycan , genetics , organic chemistry , adsorption
An enzyme linked immune sorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to measure bacterial surface lipoteichoic acid (LTA). Numerous strains of oral streptococci belonging to the ‘viridans’ group were examined on three separate occasions. The results show that, under these cultural conditions, oral streptococci do not normally express LTA on the cell surface. Occasionally strains produced amounts of LTA detectable using the ELISA but this was not a reproducible phenomenon.