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Fungal Cell Walls — A Review

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Biochemistry of Cell Walls and Membranes in Fungi

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As the outermost part of the cell envelope the wall provides the interface between the organism and its environment. The cell wall has therefore several roles.

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Peberdy, J.F. (1990). Fungal Cell Walls — A Review. In: Kuhn, P.J., Trinci, A.P.J., Jung, M.J., Goosey, M.W., Copping, L.G. (eds) Biochemistry of Cell Walls and Membranes in Fungi. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74215-6_2

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