Wall teichoic acid protects Staphylococcus aureus from inhibition by Congo red and other dyes

OBJECTIVES: Polyanionic polymers, including lipoteichoic acid and wall teichoic acid, are important determinants of the charged character of the staphylococcal cell wall. This study was designed to investigate the extent to which teichoic acid contributes to protection from anionic azo dyes and to i...

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Main Authors: Suzuki, Takashi, Campbell, Jennifer, Kim, Younghoon, Swoboda, Jonathan G., Mylonakis, Eleftherios, Walker, Suzanne, Gilmore, Michael S.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3584970/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22615298
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dks184
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