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The cell wall of a Gram-positive bacterium, S. aureus

The cell wall of a Gram-positive bacterium, S. aureus
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Description: The cell wall of a Gram-positive bacterium, S. aureus, consists of a thick peptidoglycan layer made up of polysaccharide chains and short peptides.

The peptides are cross-linked by glycine pentapeptides.

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