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external encapsulating structure
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The outer membrane (of gram negative bacteria) or cell wall (of yeast or Gram positive bacteria) are defined as parts of this structure, see 'external encapsulating structure part'.
Term info
Label
external encapsulating structure
Subsets
goslim_chembl, goslim_generic, goslim_pir, goslim_drosophila, goslim_plant
definition
A structure that lies outside the plasma membrane and surrounds the entire cell or cells. This does not include the periplasmic space.
has obo namespace
cellular_component
id
GO:0030312
imported from
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl