title: Teichoic acid glycosylation mediated by gtcA is required for phage adsorption and susceptibility of Listeria monocytogenes serotype 4b.
abstract: An insertion mutant of gtcA, responsible for serotype-specific glycosylation of the cell wall teichoic acid in serotype 4b strains of Listeria monocytogenes, was also resistant to both Listeria genus- and serotype 4b-specific phages. The sugar substituents on teichoic acid appeared essential for the adsorption of phages A500 (serotype 4b specific) and A511 (Listeria genus specific) to serotype 4b L. monocytogenes.
authors.affiliation: North Carolina State University, Department of Food Science, Raleigh, NC 27695-7624, USA.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Nattawan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Promadej
authors.forename: Jae-Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kathariou
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001435:Bacteriophages / Q000502:physiology*; D001482:Base Composition; D001483:Base Sequence; D017931:DNA Primers / Q000235:genetics; D006031:Glycosylation; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D053586:Virus Internalization
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D017931:DNA Primers; D013682:Teichoic Acids; C117102:gtcA protein, Listeria monocytogenes