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Bacterial polysaccharides

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In common with higher living organisms bacteria produce polysaccharides. These polysaccharides occur in a variety of locations in relation to the bacteria and their precise disposition may be used as a means of classification (Sandford, 1979). Intracellular polysaccharides are present inside the cell wall either as part of the cytoplasm or as part of the cytoplasmic membrane; cell wall polysaccharides form part of the cell wall; and exocellular polysaccharides are located outside the cell wall. One group of exocellular polysaccharides, known as the capsular polysaccharides, are covalently linked to the cell wall, forming a capsule, whereas others are secreted and unattached. Such exopolysaccharides are also an important feature of yeasts and moulds.

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  1. H. H. Wills Physics Laboratory, University of Bristol, UK

    E. D. T. Atkins (Professor of Physics and Science and Engineering Research Council Senior Fellow) (Professor of Physics and Science and Engineering Research Council Senior Fellow)

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Isaac, D.H. (1985). Bacterial polysaccharides. In: Atkins, E.D.T. (eds) Polysaccharides. Topics in Molecular and Structural Biology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06369-7_5

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