Visualizing Bacterial Cell Walls and Biofilms
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Visualizing Bacterial Cell Walls and Biofilms
T he surfaces of microbial cells are perhaps their most important structure because they are in immediate contact with the external environment. Microbial cell walls admit nutrients and release wastes, and yet they must resist internal turgor pressure and environmental insults and maintain cellular shape. Walls also help cells adhere to other surfaces and provide space for specialized structure...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Microbe Magazine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1558-7452,1558-7460
DOI: 10.1128/microbe.1.279.1