slime layer
id: GO:0030114
name: slime layer
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A slime layer is an easily removed, diffuse, unorganized layer of extracellular material that surrounds a cell. Specifically this consists mostly of exopolysaccharides, glycoproteins, and glycolipids.
Parent Functions
id | name |
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GO:0030112 | glycocalyx |