Question

Can someone answer these questions?

1. If antibiotics typically target peptidoglycan in the cell wall, then which type of bacteria
would be more difficult to kill and why?
2. Why is all the color lost when thin-walled bacteria are washed with alcohol during the
staining process?
3. Are bacteria living or non-living?
4. What is the purpose of Gram staining?
5. What pigment gives each stain its color?

Answer 1

Answer:1.Gram-positive bacteria, 2.some of the bacteria are able to retain the primary stain and some are decolorized by alcohol.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. those species with peptidoglycan outer layers, are easier to kill - their thick peptidoglycan layer absorbs antibiotics and cleaning products easily. In contrast, their many-membraned cousins resist this intrusion with their multi-layered structure. Therefore, infection prevention techniques must ensure that they can breach the thick peptidoglycan layer of the Gram-positive bacteria but also get through the many layers of the Gram-negative bacteria. 2. The cell walls of gram positive bacteria have a thick layer of protein-sugar complexes called peptidoglycan and lipid content is low

i hope this helps :)