Molecular Interaction between Lipoteichoic Acids and Lactobacillus delbrueckii Phages Depends on D-Alanyl and -Glucose Substitution of Poly(Glycerophosphate) Backbones

Molecular Interaction between Lipoteichoic Acids and Lactobacillus delbrueckii Phages Depends on D-Alanyl and -Glucose Substitution of Poly(Glycerophosphate) Backbones Liisa Räisänen,* Christian Draing, Markus Pfitzenmaier, Karin Schubert, Tiina Jaakonsaari, Sonja von Aulock, Thomas Hartung, and Tapani Alatossava Department of Biology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FIN-90014 Oulu, Finland; Department of Biochemical Pharmacology, University of Konstanz, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany; Institute for Organic Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, D-35043 Marburg, Germany; Department Biologie I, Bereich Mikrobiologie der Universität München, D-80638 Munich, Germany; Biotechnology Laboratory, REDEC of Kajaani, University of Oulu, FIN-88600 Sotkamo, Finland; European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods, IHCP, JRC, 21020 Ispra, Italy; and Department of Food Technology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 66, FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland