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International Journal of Microbiology
Volume 2011 (2011), Article ID 127870, 16 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/127870
Review Article

The S-Layer Glycome—Adding to the Sugar Coat of Bacteria

Robin Ristl,1 Kerstin Steiner,1,2 Kristof Zarschler,1,3 Sonja Zayni,1 Paul Messner,1 and Christina Schäffer1

1Department of NanoBiotechnology, Vienna Institute of BioTechnology, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Muthgasse 11, 1190 Vienna, Austria
2Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of St. Andrews, North Haugh, St. Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, UK
3Institute of Genetics, General Genetics, Dresden University of Technology, Zellescher Weg 20b, 01217 Dresden, Germany

Received 15 March 2010; Accepted 29 June 2010

Academic Editor: Charlene Kahler

Copyright © 2011 Robin Ristl et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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