title: The role of capsule as a barrier to bacteriophage adsorption in an encapsulated Staphylococcus simulans strain.
abstract: The polyvalent staphylococcal bacteriophage U16 failed to adsorb to an encapsulated Staphylococcus simulans strain. Partially purified cell wall and teichoic acid of this strain could, however, inactivate bacteriophage U16 to a great extent, indicating the presence of the phage receptor. It is concluded that the capsule of Staphylococcus simulans acts as a barrier for the interaction of the phage with its receptor in the bacterial cell wall.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hygiene, Universität Köln, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohshima
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Schumacher-Perdreau
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Peters
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pulverer
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000382:microbiology; D000042:Absorption; D002473:Cell Wall / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D011991:Receptors, Virus / Q000502:physiology*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D013204:Staphylococcus Phages / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D011991:Receptors, Virus