Role of Teichoic Acid in the Binding of Staphylococcus aureus to Nasal Epithelial Cells
The Journal of Infectious Diseases1980Vol. 141(4), pp. 463–465
Citations Over TimeTop 10% of 1980 papers
Abstract
The role of teichoic acid in the adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to nasal epithelial cells was investigated. Epithelial cells treated with teichoic acid demonstrated decreased binding of S. aureus. A 71% reduction of adherence was noted with teichoic acid-treated epithelial cells as compared with controls (P less than 0.001). Reduction in adherence of S. aureus was also noted with lipoteichoic acid (obtained from streptococci)-treated epithelial cells. The data provide evidence that teichoic acid mediates the adherence of S. aureus to nasal mucosal cells.
Related Papers
- → The wall teichoic acid and lipoteichoic acid polymers of Staphylococcus aureus(2009)275 cited
- → Maintenance of D-alanine ester substitution of lipoteichoic acid by reesterification in Staphylococcus aureus(1985)49 cited
- → Alanyl turnover from lipoteichoic acid to teichoic acid inStaphylococcus aureus(1984)48 cited
- → Isolation of Lipoteichoic Acids from Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens(1976)20 cited
- → Alanyl turnover from lipoteichoic acid to teichoic acid in Staphylococcus aureus(1984)