Cell envelope composition and organisation in the genus Rhodococcus

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, International Journal of General and Molecular Microbiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 49-58

  Sutcliffe, Iain C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arabinogalactan; Cell wall; Lipoglycan; Mycobacterium; Mycolic acids

Indexed keywords

ALKYL GROUP; ARABINOGALACTAN; FATTY ACID; GLYCAN DERIVATIVE; HYDROXYL GROUP; LIPID; LIPOPROTEIN; MYCOLIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CORYNEBACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM; NOCARDIA; NONHUMAN; PERMEABILITY BARRIER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHODOCOCCUS; TAXONOMY;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL WALL; GALACTANS; MODELS, STRUCTURAL; MYCOLIC ACIDS; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PERMEABILITY; RHODOCOCCUS;

EID: 0032469161     PISSN: 00036072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1001747726820     Document Type: Review

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