Open AccessInfluence of Wall Teichoic Acid on Lysozyme Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Agnieszka Bera,
Raja Biswas,
Silvia Herbert,
Emir Kulauzovic,
Christopher Weidenmaier,
Andreas Peschel,
Friedrich Götz
Publication year - 2007
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 , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene
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.