Which bacterial structure does NOT function in ATTACHMENT?
Endospore
What general type of staining technique would be used to highlight bacterial flagella?
Special stain
This gram stain shows…
Gram positive cocci
Bacteria that contain LPS in their cell wall will NOT have…
teichoic acids
a thick layer of peptidoglycan
Bacillus species that could no longer make endospores would be expected to.....
grow well in nutrient-rich soil
Which of these structures would enable a bacterium to escape the host's immune system?
Capsule
If you FORGOT to do the acetone step of the Gram stain (but did everything else correctly), what would happen?
Both Gram positive and Gram negative cells would stain purple
Which of these structures are essential for bacteria?
cell membrane
cytoskeleton
ribosomes
circular chromosome
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