Which  of the following  statement  about  3 bacterial  cell wall  is incorrect  Peptidoglycan consists of  long polysaccharide chainscross-linked with  amino acids. The  cell wall establishes a bacterium as a coccus, bacillus, or spirillum.  The  cell wall is relatively  nonpermeable and  restricts the passage of sugars and amino acids. Gram- negative  cells have a membrane  both inside andoutside their cell walls.  Gram-positive cells have more peptidoglycan in their cell walls gram-negative cells

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Which  of the following  statement  about  3 bacterial  cell wall  is incorrect 

Peptidoglycan consists of  long polysaccharide chainscross-linked with  amino acids.

The  cell wall establishes a bacterium as a coccus, bacillus, or spirillum. 

The  cell wall is relatively  nonpermeable and  restricts the passage of sugars and amino acids.

Gram- negative  cells have a membrane  both inside andoutside their cell walls. 

Gram-positive cells have more peptidoglycan in their cell walls gram-negative cells

 

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