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Published on: May 8, 2013
The structure of the cell wall of Staphylococcus aureus studied with neutron scattering and magnetic birefringence
Abstract:
The cell wall complex was extracted from Staphylococcus aureus and characterized in suspension by means of small-angle neutron scattering and magnetically induced birefringence. The neutron scattering measurements show that the complex has a thickness of approximately 420 A, a mass per unit area of 93 +/- 11 daltons/A2 and is approximately 75% water by volume. The neutron scattering density is higher near the surface than in the interior in accordance with a trilamellar structure. The magnetically induced birefringence measurements demonstrate that a high degree of magnetic orientation is possible due to the anisotropic nature of the wall complex structure.
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