A novel role for D-alanylation of lipoteichoic acid of enterococcus faecalis in urinary tract infection.

BACKGROUND: Enterococci are the third most common cause of healthcare-associated infections, which include urinary tract infections, bacteremia and endocarditis. Cell-surface structures such as lipoteichoic acid (LTA) have been poorly examined in E. faecalis, especially with respect to urinary tract...

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Main Authors: Dominique Wobser, Liaqat Ali, Elisabeth Grohmann, Johannes Huebner, Türkan Sakinc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4189791?pdf=render