Unique Teichoic Acid Isolated from the Cell Walls of a Strain of <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>

Abstract

Teichoic acid antigen extracted from cell walls of a strain of Staphylococcus aureus has been shown to have the unique structure of glycerolphosphate, with N-acetyl-d-galactosamine as the immunodominant substituent.