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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
:
administration & dosage
adverse effects
analysis
biosynthesis
blood
cerebrospinal fluid
chemistry
classification
contraindications
drug effects
diagnostic use
economics
genetics
history
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
pharmacology
physiology
poisoning
radiation effects
toxicity
therapeutic use
ultrastructure
urine
Record Number:
30240
Unique Identifier:
D016667
Occurrence in VHL
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