Influence of wall teichoic acid on lysozyme resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 280-283

  Bera, Agnieszka ^a   Biswas, Raja ^a   Herbert, Silvia ^a   Kulauzovic, Emir ^a   Weidenmaier, Christopher ^a   Peschel, Andreas ^a   Götz, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; TEICHOIC ACID;

ACETYLATION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL WALL; CELL PROTECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LIPID HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ACETYLATION; CELL WALL; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HYDROLYSIS; MURAMIDASE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 33845941753     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.01221-06     Document Type: Article

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