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Staphylococcus aureus growth and type 5 capsular polysaccharide production in synthetic media.

Applied and environmental microbiology ·Vol. 57 ·No. 2 ·1991-02-00 ·Pages 618-21

Stringfellow WT, Dassy B, Lieb M, Fournier JM

Abstract

The production of type 5 capsular polysaccharide by Staphylococcus aureus in synthetic media was investigated. The influence of medium components on capsular polysaccharide synthesis appeared to relate to the presence or absence of the component rather than to concentration gradient. The production of type 5 capsular polysaccharide was linked to energy availability and energy source, but not to carbohydrate concentration or carbon/nitrogen ratio. Regulation of capsular polysaccharide production by S. aureus in response to medium changes would appear to differ from that typically displayed in other organisms that produce polysaccharides.

MeSH Terms
Bacterial Capsules Carbohydrate Metabolism Culture Media Energy Metabolism Polysaccharides, Bacterial/biosynthesis Staphylococcus aureus/growth & development,metabolism
Chemicals
Culture Media Polysaccharides, Bacterial capsular polysaccharide, type 5, Staphylococcus aureus
Authors & Affiliations
4 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID
Stringfellow W T
Département d'Ecologie, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
Dassy B
Lieb M
Fournier J M
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Article Info
Journal
Applied and environmental microbiology
Abbr.
Appl Environ Microbiol
ISSN
0099-2240
DOI
10.1128/aem.57.2.618-621.1991
Published
1991-02-00
Pages
618-21
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
7605801
PMCID
PMC182763
Subset
IM
External Links
PubMed source DOI: 10.1128/aem.57.2.618-621.1991 PMC Full Text View journal details
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