19,916
edits
Changes
→Meaning
===Meaning===
[[File:SlimeCapsule.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing an [[E.coli]] '''slime capsule'''.]]
The '''slime capsule''' is a layer surrounding the [[Bacterial Cell Wall|cell wall]] of [[bacteria]] which makes it harder for the [[bacteria]] being to be engulfed by a [[phagocyte]].
===Function===