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. 1987 Jun;55(6):1526-8.
doi: 10.1128/iai.55.6.1526-1528.1987.

Elimination of group A streptococcal cell walls from mammalian tissues

J Gilbart, A Fox

Elimination of group A streptococcal cell walls from mammalian tissues

J Gilbart et al. Infect Immun. 1987 Jun.

Abstract

The precise levels in mammalian tissues of rhamnose (a constituent of the group-specific polysaccharide) and muramic acid (a constituent of peptidoglycan) at various times after systemic administration of streptococcal cell walls were noted for the first time. The extreme resistance of the streptococcal cell wall to degradation by mammalian enzymes can now be clearly appreciated. The results help explain the chronic nature of certain inflammatory diseases elicited by streptococcal cell wall debris.

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