Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Cell wall and cytoplasmic membrane are considered as the most vital structures of a cell. In a bacterial cell, cell wall provides rigidity and shape of the cell. It also prevents the bacterial cell from lysis due to an increased osmotic pressure. The cytoplasm of a bacteria possesses increased concentration of dissolved solutes and this creates a substantial osmotic pressure. In order to prevent cell from bursting and to withstand these osmotic pressures, the cell wall is present exterior to the cytoplasmic membrane of a bacterial cell.
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