The length of lipoteichoic acid polymers controls Staphylococcus aureus cell size and envelope integrity
A. Hesser, L. M. Matano, C. R. Vickery, B. M. Wood, A. G. Santiago, H. G. Morris, T. Do, R. Losick, S. Walker
This study shows that controlling the length of lipoteichoic acid (LTA) polymers in Staphylococcus aureus is critical for cell size, envelope integrity, and antibiotic resistance.
bioRxiv · Mar 23, 2020Microbiology