Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds Structure and Biochemistry /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: König, Helmut (Editor), Claus, Harald (Editor), Varma, Ajit (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Immunology.; Medical microbiology.; Biochemistry.; Cell biology.; Microbiology.; Life Sciences.; Biochemistry, general.; Cell Biology.; Medical Microbiology.

Microbial cell wall structures play a significant role in maintaining cells’ shape, as protecting layers against harmful agents, in cell adhesion and in positive and negative biological activities with host cells. All prokaryotes, whether they are bacteria or archaea, rely on their surface polymers...