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Etymology

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From myco- +‎ membrane.

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Noun

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mycomembrane (plural mycomembranes)

  1. A hydrophobic layer of mycolic acids in the mycobacterial cell wall
    • 2015 December 24, “The Non-Essential Mycolic Acid Biosynthesis Genes hadA and hadC Contribute to the Physiology and Fitness of Mycobacterium smegmatis”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      This is based on the assumption of the conservation of the basic functions in both species, such as the building of the mycomembrane.