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Plasma Membrane: Meaning and Function | Microbiology

In this article we will discuss about:- 1. Meaning of Plasma Membrane 2. The Fluid Mosaic Model of Plasma Membrane 3. Function. Meaning of Plasma Membrane: The plasma membrane also called cell membrane or cytoplasmic membrane is a structure internal to the cell wall. The term plasma membrane was coined by C. Nugeli and C. Cramer in 1855. However, no [...]

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Morphology of Microbial Cell | Microbiology

In this article we will discuss about the morphology of microbial cell. Size and Shape of Microbial Cell: The size, shape and arrangement of microbial cells vary with species to which they belong. Bacteria are of about 0.1 to 60 × 6 µm in size. However, there is variation in dimension of bacilli (5 × 0.4-0.7 µm), pseudomonads (0.4-0.7 µm [...]

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