Staphylococcus aureus Colonization of the Mouse Gastrointestinal Tract Is Modulated by Wall Teichoic Acid, Capsule, and Surface Proteins
Fig 5
The relative susceptibilities of S. aureus strains and their peptidoglycan preparations to autolysis.
A) Triton X-100 induced autolysis of S. aureus Newman, ΔtagO, Δatl, and ΔtagOΔatl mutants. The results shown are representative of 3 independent determinations. B) An S. aureus Newman autolysin extract (25 μg protein/ml) was prepared and incubated with peptidoglycan isolated from Newman and Newman ΔtagO. The data represent means ± SEM of 3 independent experiments. Lysis was expressed as a percentage of the OD580 nm at time zero.