FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term endospore external encapsulating structure ID (Ontology) GO:0043591 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The structures that lie outside the inner membrane and surround the entire endospore; consists of a peptidoglycan-containing inner layer (the endospore cortex) surrounded by a multilayered proteinaceous coat. An exosporium may be present as an extreme outer layer.[ PubMed:15035041 ]
Also Known As "endospore wall" ; "peptidoglycan-based spore wall"
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