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Wall teichoic Acid-dependent adsorption of staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Aug 2011
Xia Guoqing, Corrigan Rebecca M, Winstel Volker, Goerke Christiane, Gründling Angelika, Peschel Andreas
Abstract excerpt
The molecular interactions between staphylococcal phages and host cell surfaces are poorly understood. Employing Staphylococcus aureus teichoic acid mutants, we demonstrate that wall teichoic acid (WTA), but not lipoteichoic acid, serves as a receptor for staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus, while only the siphovirus requires glycosylated WTA.
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