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Question
hans where do we find the teichoic acids?
a) both gram - positive and gram - negative bacteria
b) gram - positive bacteria
c) gram - negative bacteria
Brief Explanations
Teichoic acids are polymers composed of glycerol phosphate or ribitol phosphate. They are covalently linked to the peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall of Gram - positive bacteria. Gram - negative bacteria have an outer membrane and do not have teichoic acids in their cell walls.
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B. Gram - positive bacteria