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Descriptor
English
:
Bacterial Capsules
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Cápsulas Bacterianas
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Cápsulas Bacterianas
Tree Number:
D09.698.718.200
D12.776.097.110
D23.050.161.616.200
Definition
English
:
An envelope of loose gel surrounding a bacterial cell which is associated with the
virulence
of pathogenic
bacteria
. Some
capsules
have a well-defined border, whereas others form a slime layer that trails off into the medium. Most
capsules
consist of relatively simple
polysaccharides
but there are some
bacteria
whose
capsules
are made of polypeptides.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
DF: BACT
CAPSULES
History Note
English
:
92
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
AD
administration & dosage
AE
adverse effects
AN
analysis
BI
biosynthesis
BL
blood
CF
cerebrospinal fluid
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
CT
contraindications
DU
diagnostic use
DE
drug effects
EC
economics
GE
genetics
HI
history
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PD
pharmacology
PH
physiology
PO
poisoning
RE
radiation effects
TU
therapeutic use
TO
toxicity
UL
ultrastructure
UR
urine
Record Number:
30240
Unique Identifier:
D016667
Occurrence in VHL
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