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Grade 12Botany

Q9 the main difference in Gram+ and Gram- bacteria resides in there?

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8 Years agoGrade 12
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer8 Years ago
Hello Student

It resides in their cell wall.\

Gram-positive bacteria have more of peptidoglycans in their cell wall as compare to gram-negative bacteria.

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6 Years ago
dear friend
Gram-positive bacteria have cell wall composed of thick layers peptidoglycan. Gram-Negative bacteria have cell wall with thin layers of peptidoglycan. Gram-positive cells stain purple during gram staining
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