Formation of D‐alanyl‐lipoteichoic acid is required for adhesion and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes
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- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Molecular Microbiology
- Vol. 43 (1) , 1-14
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2958.2002.02723.x
Abstract
The dlt operon of Gram‐positive bacteria comprises four genes (dltA, dltB, dltC and dltD) that catalyse the incorporation of D‐alanine residues into the cell wall‐associated lipoteichoic acids (LTAs)...Keywords
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