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MeSH Heading: Bacterial Outer Membrane
Tree Number(s): A11.284.149.083; A20.484
Unique ID: D000080943
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080943
Scope Note: The outermost cell envelope of GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA composed of PHOSPHOLIPIDS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES (LPS), and BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS. The bacterial outer membrane LPS demonstrates cytotoxicity (see LIPID A and BACTERIAL O ANTIGEN).
Previous Indexing: Cell Membrane (1976-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Bacterial Outer Membrane MeSH Descriptor Data 2023