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IMMUNOCHEMICAL STUDIES ON STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS PLASMA MEMBRANE
Author(s) -
AASJORD PER,
GROV ARNE
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica section b microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0304-131X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1978.tb00022.x
Subject(s) - lipoteichoic acid , staphylococcus aureus , glycoprotein , teichoic acid , antigen , glycerol , chemistry , membrane , microbiology and biotechnology , biochemistry , cytoplasm , biology , bacteria , immunology , genetics
Cytoplasma membrane and lipoteichoic acid (LTA) isolated from S. aureus Cowan I were examined serologically. LTA contains both α‐ and β‐glucosyl substituents at glycerol and most probably esterlinked alanine as well, all being antigenic determinants. In addition to LTA, the membrane contains a glycoprotein exhibiting antigenic determinant(s) in both the protein and sugar moieties.