Prokaryotic Cell Structure: The Gram Positive Cell Wall

Learning Objectives for "Prokaryotic Cell Structure: The Gram-Positive Cell Wall"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State what color gram-positive bacteria stain after the Gram stain procedure and briefly describe why.

2.* Describe the composition of a gram-positive cell wall and indicate the possible beneficial functions to the bacterium of peptidoglycan, teichoic acids, and surface proteins.

3.* Briefly describe how components of the gram-positive cell wall can promote inflammation.

4. State the function of the bacterial proteins called adhesins and invasins.

Highlighted Bacterium

1. Read the description of Enterococcus, and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.

(*) or (**) = possible discussion question

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