| Literature DB >> 7373081 |
R Aly, H R Shinefield, C Litz, H I Maibach.
Abstract
The role of teichoic acid in the adherence of Staphylococcus aureus to nasal epithelial cells was investigated. Epithelial cells treated with teichoic acid demonstrated decreased binding of S. aureus. A 71% reduction of adherence was noted with teichoic acid-treated epithelial cells as compared with controls (P less than 0.001). Reduction in adherence of S. aureus was also noted with lipoteichoic acid (obtained from streptococci)-treated epithelial cells. The data provide evidence that teichoic acid mediates the adherence of S. aureus to nasal mucosal cells.Entities:
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Year: 1980 PMID： 7373081 DOI： 10.1093/infdis/141.4.463
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN： 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226