1. The surface of many bacterial species is covered by polysaccharides. These can be in the form of capsules, glycoproteins or glycolipids. In Gram-negative bacteria, the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) also referred to as endotoxin, covers ca. 40% of the bacterial surface.
the premises officially occupied by a consul. 2. the position, work, authority, or term of service of a consul. 3. (often initial capital letter) a government by consuls, as in France from 1799 to 1804. Origin of consulate.
1) Commander-in-chief of the Roman armies if there's a war going on. 2) Chief law-maker and new-law-implementer. Laws were made by the consuls and the tribunes of the plebs. The senate also passed what's called the senatorial decrees and these were often treated like laws (they weren't). 3) Head of all other magistrates and could veto everyone's decisions, with the exception of tribunes of the plebs and censors.