If lipopolysaccharides did not appear in the wall of bacteria on staining then it will be known as _.

Correct answer: B. Gram-positive

  • A. Gram-negative
  • B. Gram-positive
  • C. Capsule
  • D. Both Gram positive & negative

Explanation

The Gram stain procedure distinguishes between Gram positive and Gram negative groups by coloring these cells red or violet. Gram positive bacteria stain violet due to the presence of a thick layer of peptidoglycan in their cell walls, which retains the crystal violet these cells are stained with. Alternatively, Gram negative bacteria stain pink, which is attributed to a thinner peptidoglycan wall, which does not retain the crystal violet during the decoloring process. Gram-positive bacteria do not contain lipopolysaccharides, but carry surface teichoic acids, lipoteichoic acids and peptidoglycan instead. The outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria contains lipopolysaccharides, proteins, and phospholipids. The bacterial capsule is a large structure of many bacteria. It is a polysaccharide layer that lies outside the cell envelope, and is thus deemed part of the outer envelope of a bacterial cell.

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