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