Kvam A I, Iversen O J, Bevanger L
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Regional Hospital, University of Trondheim, Norway.
APMIS. 1992 Dec;100(12):1129-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1992.tb04050.x.
The c beta protein of group B streptococci obtained by HCl extraction appears as a ladder-like pattern in SDS-PAGE when detected by a rabbit anti-c beta serum, and a similar picture is seen when the crude extract is incubated with human IgA and an anti-human IgA conjugate. Affinity-purified c beta antigen and IgA receptors from GBS gave identical pictures in Western blots using rabbit anti-c beta serum. Both the c beta antigen and the IgA receptor are exposed on the surface of GBS as demonstrated by immunofluorescence.