Abstract
The distribution of Fc receptors on the surface of clinical isolates of streptococci was examined by immunoelectron microscopy. A unique two-layered ferritin tagging was observed on the surface of isolate MS-4 (group A). The spacing between the layers (10-40 nm) was narrower than that of the layered protein A (30-70 nm) on Staphylococcus aureus. Labeling on the other isolates, IP-28 (group A) and ES-21L (group C), showed similar rough layers, but the labeling were clearly different in thickness and density. The labeling on isolate IP-28 was also similar to that on strain AR1 (group A), reported previously, while the labeling on ES-21L was similar to that on protein G producing strain G148 (group G) in thickness. However, it was obviously thinner than that on IP-28 and AR1. These results strongly suggest that there are at least three distribution patterns of Fc receptors on streptococci, and these are distinct from that of protein A.
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