PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
11th Edition
ISBN: 2818440045677
Author: WILLEY
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 37.2, Problem 1MI
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To determine: The class of microbe that tests positive for catalase but do not ferment glucose in clinical sample from a skin wound.

Introduction. The gram-ve  bacteria and gram-+ve bacteria have different cell membranes which make them susceptible to different classes of antimicrobials. The gram--ve bacteria have thinner peptidoglycan than gram+ve but have lipopolysaccharide layer. The gram-positive bacteria have thick peptidoglycan layer with no outer covering.

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