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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Main Authors: SHIRAISHI, Tsukasa, YOKOTA, Shinichi, FUKIYA, Satoru, YOKOTA, Atsushi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BMFH Press 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107633/