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Wall teichoic acid, but not lipoteichoic acid, serves as a receptor for staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus, while only the siphovirus requires glycosylated wall teichoic acid.
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Wall teichoic acid is identified as the receptor for staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus, with siphovirus specifically requiring glycosylated WTA.
The molecular interactions between staphylococcal phages and host cell surfaces are poorly understood. Employing Staphylococcus aureus teichoic acid mutants, we demonstrate that wall teichoic acid (WTA), but not lipoteichoic acid, serves as a receptor for staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus, while only the siphovirus requires glycosylated WTA.
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Xia et al. (2011) studied this question. Wall teichoic acid, but not lipoteichoic acid, serves as a receptor for staphylococcal siphovirus and myovirus, while only the siphovirus requires glycosylated wall teichoic acid.
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