Brock Biology Of Microorganisms - Package
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Chapter 3.16, Problem 2MQ
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The cytoplasmic membrane and the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria are composed of lipids. Lipids are considered as the carbon and the energy reserves of the organisms. Fatty acids are considered as the backbone of microbial lipids. The fatty acids are found only eukarya and bacteria and not in archaea.
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