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Influence of Wall Teichoic Acid on Lysozyme Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Published:2007-01 Issue:1 Volume:189 Page:280-283
ISSN:0021-9193
Container-title:Journal of Bacteriology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Bacteriol

Author:

Bera Agnieszka¹,Biswas Raja¹,Herbert Silvia¹,Kulauzovic Emir²,Weidenmaier Christopher²,Peschel Andreas²,Götz Friedrich¹

Affiliation:

1. Microbial Genetics, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

2. Cellular and Molecular Microbiology Division, Medical Microbiology and Hygiene Institute, University of Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany

Abstract

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus aureus peptidoglycan (PG) is completely resistant to the hydrolytic activity of lysozyme. Here we show that modifications in PG by O acetylation, wall teichoic acid, and a high degree of cross-linking contribute to this resistance.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Molecular Biology,Microbiology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JB.01221-06

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