Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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Chapter 4, Problem 4SQ
Which of the following statement about the bacterial cell wall is FALSE?
- (a) Gram-positive cells have more pcptidoglycan in their cell walls than Gram-negative cells.
- (b) Gram-negative cells have a membrane both inside and outside their cell walls.
- (c) Peptidoglycan consists of long polysaccharide chains cross-linked with amino acids.
- (d) The cell wall establishes a bacterium’s shape as a coccus, bacillus, or spirillum.
- (e) The cell wall is relatively nonpermeable and restricts the passage of sugars and amino acids.
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