Term Name: wall teichoic acid metabolic process
Synonyms: wall teichoic acid metabolism, WTA metabolic process
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving wall teichoic acid, which is a major component of the cell wall of Gram-positive bacteria and typically consists of a polymer of glycerol-phosphate or ribitol-phosphate to which are attached glycosyl and D-alanyl ester residues and which is covalently linked to peptidoglycan.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0070397]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: teichoic acid metabolic process
has subtype: wall teichoic acid biosynthetic process wall teichoic acid catabolic process