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How do the cell walls of gram negative bacteria differ from gram positive bacteria?

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Gram positive bacteria cell walls have a thick layer of Peptidoglycan and no periplasmic space.


Gram negative bacteria cell walls have inner and outter cytoplasmic membranes with a periplasmic space in between. these also have a thin layer of Peptidoglycan.
The outter cytoplasmic membrane of gram negative bacteria contains lipopolysaccharides.

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