Cell wall structure of coagulase-negative staphylococci and its relation to adsorption of phages.
The coagulase-negative staphylococcal species S. xylosus and S. saprophyticus are able to inactivate phages of the International Basic Set for S. aureus. The cell wall teichoic acids of these species contained two polyols: glycerol and ribitol. Removal of ribitol teichoic acid resulted in a parallel decrease in the ability of the cell walls to inactivate the phages.
D000327:Adsorption; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003030:Coagulase / Q000096:biosynthesis; D005990:Glycerol / Q000032:analysis; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000032:analysis; D012255:Ribitol / Q000032:analysis; D013045:Species Specificity; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages / Q000254:growth & development*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000032:analysis
D003030:Coagulase; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D013682:Teichoic Acids; D012255:Ribitol; D005990:Glycerol