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glycocalyx

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glycocalyx /gly·co·cal·yx/ (gli?ko-kal´iks) the glycoprotein-polysaccharide covering that surrounds many cells.
gly·co·ca·lyx (glk-klks, -klks)
n.
An outer filamentous coating of carbohydrate-rich molecules on the surface of certain cells.
glycocalyx
the glycoprotein-polysaccharide covering that surrounds many cells.
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Organisms within the polysaccharide are relatively resistant because a glycocalyx slime layer produced by bacterial colonies may be impermeable to antibiotics or it may physically alter an antibiotic and render it biologically inactive.
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2] exposure is associated with remodeling of the luminal epithelial cell layer, including the formation of secretory epithelial cells and a glycocalyx layer consisting of glycoproteins (Paria et al.
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This glycocalyx is anionic (negative) in charge (Fig.
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