The staphylococcal surface-glycopolymer wall teichoic acid (WTA) is crucial for complement activation and immunological defense against Staphylococcus aureus infection
Keywords: WTA; wall teichoic acid; LTA; lipoteichoic acid; MBL; mannose-binding lectin; MASPs; MBL-associated serine proteases; PMNs; polymorphonuclear leukocytes; IVIGs; intravenous IgG; MBL; Complement; Staphylococcus aureus; Wall teichoic acid; Classical pathway