| Literature DB >> 19429614 |
Jun Kaneko1, Sachiko Narita-Yamada, Yukari Wakabayashi, Yoshiyuki Kamio.
Abstract
The temperate phage phiSLT of Staphylococcus aureus carries genes for Panton-Valentine leukocidin. Here, we identify ORF636, a constituent of the phage tail tip structure, as a recognition/adhesion protein for a poly(glycerophosphate) chain of lipoteichoic acid on the cell surface of S. aureus. ORF636 bound specifically to S. aureus; it did not bind to any other staphylococcal species or to several gram-positive bacteria.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19429614 PMCID: PMC2704714 DOI: 10.1128/JB.01793-08
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Bacteriol ISSN: 0021-9193 Impact factor: 3.490