Abstract
Lipoteichoic acid (LTA) from several Gram-positive microorganisms, Forssman antigen (Fag) from Diplococcus pneumoniae R36A, and an acidic lipopolysaccharide (ALP) from Micrococcus luteus were examined for effects on four wall lysis systems. The LTAs inhibited the N-acetylmuramidases of Streptococcus faecalis and Lactobacillus acidophilus , and the amidase of Bacillus subtilis 168. Deacylated LTA failed to inhibit. LTAs failed to inhibit the amidase of pneumococcus. Fag inhibited the pneumococcal amidase, but had no effect on the other three systems.
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