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Which cellular structure is important in classifying a bacterial species Gram status?

a. Flagella
b. Ribsosomes
c. Cell wall
d. Glycocalyx

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Answer:

The correct answer is c. Cell wall

Step-by-step explanation:

Cell wall is important in determining which bacteria are gram-positive and which bacteria are gram-negative bacteria.

A gram-positive bacteria have a cell wall which is made up of a thick peptidoglycan layer while the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria is mainly composed of lipopolysaccharide. A very thin layer of peptidoglycan is present below the lipopolysaccharide layer in gram-negative bacteria.

Therefore according to their cell wall composition gram-positive bacteria stains purple and gram-negative bacteria stains pink in gram staining procedure. So the correct answer is the Cell wall.

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