An Unknown Bacterial Species Is Recovered from a Sick Patient's

Multiple Choice

An unknown bacterial species is recovered from a sick patient's digestive tract. It has a membrane outside the cell wall that contains toxic lipids. This observation indicates that

A) the infection should be relatively easy to control with common antibiotics, because the pathogen is a gram-positive species.
B) the infection should be relatively easy to control with common antibiotics, because the pathogen is a gram-negative species.
C) the infection may be quite threatening and difficult to control, because the pathogen is a gram-positive species.
D) the infection may be quite threatening and difficult to control, because the pathogen is a gram-negative species.