Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy, Books a la Carte Plus Mastering Microbiology with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134402789
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 7MC
Which of the following statements is true?
- a. The cell walls of bacteria are composed of peptidoglycan.
- b. Peptidoglycan is a fatty acid.
- c. Gram-positive bacterial walls have a relatively thin layer of peptidoglycan anchored to the cytoplasmic membrane by teichoic acids.
- d. Peptidoglycan is found mainly in the cell walls of
fungi , algae, and plants.
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