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Mediation of Staphylococcus saprophyticus adherence to uroepithelial cells by lipoteichoic acid
Infection and Immunity
|March 1, 1987
Abstract:
Treatment of uroepithelial cells with lipoteichoic acid from Staphylococcus saprophyticus resulted in a decrease in the adherence of this organism. Similar effects were observed when bacteria were pretreated with the lipoteichoic acid ligands albumin and anti-polyglycerophosphate monoclonal antibodies. Lipoteichoic acid might behave as an adhesin of S. saprophyticus.