A thick and tough glycocalyx of a bacterium is called a
Aslime layer
Bcapsule
Cmesosome
Dfimbria
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. capsule
When the glycocalyx is thick and tough it is a capsule; a loose sheath is a slime layer.
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