Ending the (Cell) wall metaphor in microbiology

• The outer surfaces of fungi and bacteria are highly dynamic, flexible, regulated and adaptable structures. • The term “cell wall” is conceptually limiting and insufficient to adequately describe the outer surface of bacteria and fungi. • The Greek term plégma or in Latin word “reticulum” better ca...

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Autores principales: Casadevall, Arturo, Gow, Neil A.R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9668729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36405351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tcsw.2022.100087
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description • The outer surfaces of fungi and bacteria are highly dynamic, flexible, regulated and adaptable structures. • The term “cell wall” is conceptually limiting and insufficient to adequately describe the outer surface of bacteria and fungi. • The Greek term plégma or in Latin word “reticulum” better capture the nature of the cell wall.
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