Prokaryotic Cell Structure: The Glycocalyx and the S-Layer

Learning Objectives for "Prokaryotic Cell Structure: The Glycocalyx and the S-Layer"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State the chemical composition and 2 common functions of a bacterial glycocalyx.

2. Briefly describe how a capsule might resist being phagocytosed by white blood cells.

3. State the chemical composition and 3 possible functions of the bacterial S-layer.

Highlighted Bacterium

1. Read the description of Strepococcus pneumoniae and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.