Influence of Wall Teichoic Acid on Lysozyme Resistance inStaphylococcus aureus | Zendy

Agnieszka Bera | Zendy; Raja Biswas | Zendy; Silvia Herbert | Zendy; Emir Kulauzovic | Zendy; Christopher Weidenmaier | Zendy; Andreas Peschel | Zendy; Friedrich Götz | Zendy

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Influence of Wall Teichoic Acid on Lysozyme Resistance inStaphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

Agnieszka Bera,

Raja Biswas,

Silvia Herbert,

Emir Kulauzovic,

Christopher Weidenmaier,

Andreas Peschel,

Friedrich Götz

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of bacteriology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.652

H-Index - 246

eISSN - 1067-8832

pISSN - 0021-9193

DOI - 10.1128/jb.01221-06

Subject(s) - teichoic acid , lysozyme , peptidoglycan , staphylococcus aureus , biology , muramidase , microbiology and biotechnology , cell wall , acetylation , staphylococcus , lysin , bacteria , biochemistry , escherichia coli , bacteriophage , gene , genetics

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.

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