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GRAM positive and Gram negative bacteria are known to have different and characteristic patterns of chemical composition of their cell walls. Gram positives usually have a relatively small number of amino-acids and Gram negatives have a much larger number1. Some Gram positive genera are characterized by the possession of a specific sugar, whereas Gram negatives are not2, and they also have fewer amino-sugars and more lipids than Gram positive walls1.
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BISSET, K., VICKERSTAFF, J. Significance of the Characteristic Chemical Pattern of Gram Positive and Gram Negative Bacterial Cell Walls. Nature 215, 1286–1287 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2151286a0
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