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Biosynthesis of the Bacterial Envelope Polymers Teichoic Acid and Teichuronic Acid

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The Enzymes of Biological Membranes

Abstract

Bacteria are surrounded by a cell wall which is responsible for the shape and osmotic stability of the cell. Electron microscopy of thin sections of Gram-positive bacteria reveals a single layer of wall, in which little fine structures can be determined lying outside the cytoplasmic membrane. This contrasts with the picture of a Gram-negative cell envelope, in which an outer membrane surrounds a much thinner, structureless layer of peptidoglycan outside the cytoplasmic membrane.

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Hancock, I.C., Baddiley, J. (1985). Biosynthesis of the Bacterial Envelope Polymers Teichoic Acid and Teichuronic Acid. In: Martonosi, A.N. (eds) The Enzymes of Biological Membranes. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2355-6_8

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