Cellular component
Cell outer membrane
| Definition | The bacterial outer cell membrane is the selectively permeable membrane which separates the bacterial periplasm from the Gram-negative bacterial cell surroundings. In most bacteria, the cell membrane is enclosed by at least the cell wall. |
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| Synonyms |
Outer membrane
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| Category | › Cellular component
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| Keywords | › Cell outer membrane
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| GO | › cell outer membrane [ GO:0009279 ]
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