Teichoic Acid Glycosylation Mediated by gtcA Is Required for Phage Adsorption and Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b | Zendy

Ying Cheng | Zendy; Nattawan Promadej | Zendy; Jae-Won Kim | Zendy; Sophia Kathariou | Zendy

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Teichoic Acid Glycosylation Mediated by gtcA Is Required for Phage Adsorption and Susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes Serotype 4b

Author(s) -

Ying Cheng,

Nattawan Promadej,

Jae-Won Kim,

Sophia Kathariou

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

applied and environmental microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.552

H-Index - 324

eISSN - 1070-6291

pISSN - 0099-2240

DOI - 10.1128/aem.01773-07

Subject(s) - teichoic acid , serotype , listeria monocytogenes , microbiology and biotechnology , listeria , glycosylation , biology , bacteria , virology , cell wall , biochemistry , genetics , peptidoglycan

An insertion mutant of gtcA, responsible for serotype-specific glycosylation of the cell wall teichoic acid in serotype 4b strains of Listeria monocytogenes, was also resistant to both Listeria genus- and serotype 4b-specific phages. The sugar substituents on teichoic acid appeared essential for the adsorption of phages A500 (serotype 4b specific) and A511 (Listeria genus specific) to serotype 4b L. monocytogenes.

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