Structural diversity and biological significance of lipoteichoic acid in Gram-positive bacteria: focusing on beneficial probiotic lactic acid bacteria
Bacterial cell surface molecules are at the forefront of host-bacterium interactions. Teichoic acids are observed only in Gram-positive bacteria, and they are one of the main cell surface components. Teichoic acids play important physiological roles and contribute to the bacterial interaction with t...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BMFH Press
2016
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107633/ |