endospore external encapsulating structure
The structures that lie outside the inner membrane and surround the entire endospore; consists of a peptidoglycan-containing inner layer (the endospore cortex) surrounded by a multilayered proteinaceous coat. An exosporium may be present as an extreme outer layer.
GO:0031160
spore wall
is_a
endospore wall
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peptidoglycan-based spore wall
exact
spore wall
broad