Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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The reason why many years were taken to prove that Escherichia coli and other Proteobacteria can grow in the form of a biofilm.
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Proteobacteria have a cell envelope that has an outer membrane, along with a peptidoglycan cell wall that is permeated by the periplasm. Receptor proteins, lipopolysaccharide, and porins are packed in the outer membrane that consists of two-thirds of the mass of the membrane. They are Gram-negative bacteria. They display diverse form and
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