Using the internet and your textbook, sketch the cell membranes of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria below. Make sure to label the following structures in each: Plasma Membrane, Peptidoglycan Layer, Outer Membrane, Cytoplasm Gram-positive Gram-negative
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Gram-positive bacteria have a thick peptidoglycan layer and no outer membrane, while Gram-negative bacteria have a thin peptidoglycan layer and an outer membrane. Now, let's label the structures in each: Show more…
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