Comparison of cell-wall teichoic acid with high-molecular-weight extracellular slime material from Staphylococcus epidermidis.
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Extracellular high-mol.-wt material was separated from liquid cultures of Staphylococcus epidermidis. This material contained protein c. 20% w/w and polysaccharide c. 80% w/w. The polysaccharide was isolated by gel and ion-exchange chromatography and contained glycerol phosphate, glucose, N-acetylglucosamine, and D-alanine. Cell-wall teichoic acid was isolated from strain RP-62A and had a similar composition.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of medical microbiology
دوره 37 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1992