wall teichoic acid catabolic process
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of 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.
GO:0016998
cell wall macromolecule catabolic process
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GO:0070393
teichoic acid catabolic process
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wall teichoic acid breakdown
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wall teichoic acid catabolism
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wall teichoic acid degradation
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