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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that elicits a strong cellular immune response following infection and therefore has potential use as a vaccine vector. However, while infections by L. monocytogenes are fairly rare and can readily be controlled by a number of antibiotics, the organism can nevertheless cause meningitis and death, particularly in immunocompromised or pregnant patients (Ref.1). L. monocytogenes EGD-e (Serovar 1/2a) is a derivative of strain EGD. As in most Gram-positive bacteria, the cell wall of L. monocytogenes is composed of a thick peptidoglycan containing two types of anionic polymers: (i) the TAs (Teichoic Acids), which are covalently linked to the peptidoglycan; and (ii) the LTAs (Lipoteichoic Acids), which are polyphosphoglycerol substituted with a D-Ala [...] |
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