MICROBIOLOGY Flashcards

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Cell wall is good because

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-Provides resistance to environmental stresses

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S-layer

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-Surface layer (5-25nm thick)
-protein layer
-self assemble into chainmail (isto noodle ili uvijena kosa)
-very strong but not rigid
-Another protective layer
-Highly ordered
-Crystalline later of thick subunits
-can flex to allow movement of molecules
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