MCAT Question A Day - 5/31/14

The lipopolysaccharide layer outside the peptidoglycan cell wall of a gram negative bacterium:

A. absorbs and holds gram stain.

B. protects the bacterium against certain antibiotics.

C. does not contain phospholipids.

D. allows the bacterium to attach to solid objects.

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