teichoic acids

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teichoic acids [ti-ko´ik]

antigenic polymers of glycerol or ribitol phosphates found attached to the cell walls or in intracellular association with membranes of gram-positive bacteria; they determine group specificity of some species, e.g., the staphylococci.

teichoic acids

antigenic polymers of glycerol or ribitol phosphates found attached to the cell walls or in association with membranes of gram-positive bacteria; they determine group specificity of some species, e.g. the staphylococci.

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