| Range |
3 to 6 nm
|
| Organism |
Bacteria Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum |
| Reference |
Beveridge TJ, Graham LL. Surface layers of bacteria. Microbiol Rev. 1991 Dec55(4):684-705. p.685 left column top paragraphPubMed ID1723487
|
| Primary Source |
Beveridge TJ. Mechanism of gram variability in select bacteria. J Bacteriol. 1990 Mar172(3):1609-20.PubMed ID1689718
|
| Comments |
For C. thermosaccharolyticum,
the wall consists of a peptidoglycan-bearing matrix
which is only 3 to 6 nm thick and is overlaid by a proteinaceous
surface array or S layer (primary source). |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
108061 |