The Predatory Bacterium Bdellovibrio Bacteriophorus Drills into a Prey Bacterium

Multiple Choice

The predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriophorus drills into a prey bacterium and, once inside, digests it. In an attack upon a gram-negative bacterium that has a slimy cell covering, what is the correct sequence of structures penetrated by B. bacteriophorus on its way to the prey's cytoplasm?

A) phospholipid membrane, capsule, peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccharide membrane
B) lipopolysaccharide membrane, peptidoglycan, capsule, phospholipid membrane
C) lipopolysaccharide membrane, capsule, peptidoglycan, phospholipid membrane
D) capsule, lipopolysaccharide membrane, peptidoglycan, phospholipid membrane