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The Cell Envelopes of Haloarchaea: Staying in Shape in a World of Salt

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Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds

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The haloarchaea possess various cell envelope types, composed of different polymers such as S-layers, heteropolysaccharides, or glutaminylglucans. These cell wall polymers are described below.

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Our work is supported by the Israel Science Foundation (grant 30/07), the US Air Force Office for Scientific Research (grant FA9550-07-10057) and the US Army Research Office (grant W911NF-07-1-0260).

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Eichler, J., Abu-Qarn, M., Konrad, Z., Magidovich, H., Plavner, N., Yurist-Doutsch, S. (2010). The Cell Envelopes of Haloarchaea: Staying in Shape in a World of Salt. In: König, H., Claus, H., Varma, A. (eds) Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05062-6_8

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