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Influence of wall teichoic acid on lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus.

Bera A, Biswas R, Herbert S, Kulauzovic E, Weidenmaier C, Peschel A, Götz F

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

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.

Published 18 December 2006 in J Bacteriol, 189(1): 280-3.
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