Chapter 3, Problem 4TMW

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The reason that microbe illustrated in Figure 3.2 more likely a Gram-positive bacterium than a Gram-negative one.

Introduction:

The bacterial cells are protected by a cell wall, composed of peptidoglycan. It is a unique molecule made up of polysaccharides that are linked by amino acids. Based on the structure of the cell wall there are two types of the bacteria: Gram-positive bacteria and Gram-negative bacteria.