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. 1975 Apr;122(1):335–337. doi: 10.1128/jb.122.1.335-337.1975

Membrane Lipoteichoic Acid Is Not a Precursor to Wall Teichoic Acid in Pneumococci

Eve Barak Briles 1,1, Alexander Tomasz 1
PMCID: PMC235676  PMID: 235510

Abstract

The distribution of a pulse of teichoic acid-specific radiolabel between wall and membrane teichoic acids in pneumococci was constant over a subsequent chase period, suggesting that wall and membrane teichoic acids are biosynthesized simultaneously and independently.

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