Glycocalyx Definition

Glycocalyx Sentence Examples

• Bacteria on a surface produce sugary compounds called polysaccharides, which form a thick coating on the surface called the glycocalyx.

• Neuraminidase (NA) treatment alters the glycocalyx by removing terminal sialic acid residues.

• The cercarial tegument has an outer lipid bilayer which appears as a trilaminate layer in EM, and is covered with a glycocalyx.