title: Bacterial surface layer glycoproteins.
abstract: Crystalline cell surface layers (S-layers) are ubiquitously present in bacterial species from almost all phylogenetic branches. Recent investigations have shown that the S-layer proteins of many archaebacteria and eubacteria contain covalently linked carbohydrate chains. This evidence clearly shows that the ability for protein glycosylation is present as a common biosynthetic pathway in prokaryotic organisms.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Ultrastrukturforschung, Universität für Bodenkultur, Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Messner
authors.forename: U B
authors.initials: UB
authors.lastname: Sleytr
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002240:Carbohydrate Sequence; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D006023:Glycoproteins