title: Mediation of Staphylococcus saprophyticus adherence to uroepithelial cells by lipoteichoic acid.
abstract: Treatment of uroepithelial cells with lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus saprophyticus resulted in a decrease in the adherence of this organism. Similar effects were observed when bacteria were pretreated with the lipoteichoic acid ligands albumin and anti-polyglycerophosphate monoclonal antibodies. Lipoteichoic acid might behave as an adhesin of S. saprophyticus.
mesh_terms: D002448:Cell Adhesion; D004848:Epithelium / Q000382:microbiology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids / Q000502:physiology*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology*; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000502:physiology*; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000382:microbiology*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; D010712:Phosphatidic Acids; D013682:Teichoic Acids; C009900:lipoteichoic acid