Wall Teichoic Acid Glycosylation Governs <named-content content-type="genus-species">Staphylococcus aureus</named-content> Nasal Colonization

ABSTRACT Nasal colonization by the human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is a major risk factor for hospital- and community-acquired infections. A key factor required for nasal colonization is a cell surface-exposed zwitterionic glycopolymer, termed wall teichoic acid (WTA). However, the precise mech...

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Auteurs principaux: Volker Winstel, Petra Kühner, Ferdinand Salomon, Jesper Larsen, Robert Skov, Wolfgang Hoffmann, Andreas Peschel, Christopher Weidenmaier
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Langue:EN
Publié: American Society for Microbiology 2015
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/5743d590b37e449ebd3f858f2fe094c9
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