Fundamentals Of Microbiology 10th Edition by Jeffrey Pommerville

Exercise 30

Penicillin and lysozyme primarily affect peptidoglycan synthesis in gram-positive bacterial cells. Why are these agents less effective against gram-negative bacterial cells
b. Distinguish between peptidoglycan and pseudopeptidoglycan cell walls.
c. Justify the necessity for phospholipids and proteins in the cell membrane.
d. What is unique about archaeal membrane structure