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Microbiology General 51294bdc

Peptidoglycans are found in large quantities in cell wall of the following microorganism:

A
Virus
B
Gram positive bacteria
C
Gram negative bacteria
D
All of the above
High-Yield Explanation
The peptidoglycan layer is much thicker in gram-positive than in gram-negative bacteria. Comparison of Cell Walls of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria: Component Gram-Positive Cells Gram-Negative Cells Peptidoglycan Thicker; multilayer Thinner; single layer Teichoic acids Present Absent Lipopolysaccharide (endotoxin) Absent Present Ref: Levinson W. (2012). Chapter 2. Structure of Bacterial Cells. In W. Levinson (Ed), Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, 12e.

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