Term Name: external encapsulating structure organization
Synonyms: external encapsulating structure organisation, external encapsulating structure organization and biogenesis
Definition: A process that is carried out at the cellular level which results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of external structures that lie outside the plasma membrane and surround the entire cell.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045229]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: cellular component organization
has subtype: capsule organization cell envelope organization cell wall organization egg chorion assembly exosporium assembly extracellular matrix organization pollen wall assembly S-layer organization slime layer organization