Staphylococcus aureus and other bacterial pathogens affix wall teichoic acids (WTAs) to
their surface. These highly abundant anionic glycopolymers have critical functions in …

The group of phages belonging to the family Podoviridae, genus P68virus, including
Staphylococcus viruses S13′ and S24-1, are important because of their benefits in phage …

Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterial pathogen that is decorated by
glycopolymers, including wall teichoic acid (WTA), peptidoglycan, lipoteichoic acid, and …

Background The cell envelope of Staphylococcus aureus contains two major secondary cell
wall glycopolymers: capsular polysaccharide (CP) and wall teichoic acid (WTA). Both the CP …

Despite occurring at the microscopic scale, the armed race between phages and their
bacterial hosts involves multiple mechanisms, some of which are just starting to be …

Background Staphylococcus epidermidis is a commensal bacterium but can colonize the
hospital environment due to its ability to form biofilms favouring adhesion to host tissues …

The cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus is composed of peptidoglycan and the anionic
polymers lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and wall teichoic acid. LTA is required for growth and …

Infection of host tissues by Staphylococcus aureus and S. epidermidis requires an unusual
family of staphylococcal adhesive proteins that contain long stretches of serine-aspartate …

The icaADBC-encoded polysaccharide intercellular adhesin (PIA) and wall teichoic acids
(WTA) are structural components of Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms. Deletion of tagO …

Due to their crucial role in pathogenesis and virulence, phages of Staphylococcus aureus
have been extensively studied. Most of them encode and disseminate potent staphylococcal …