A cell wall provides the bacterial cell sturdiness and helps maintain its shape and internal pressure. However, there are some key differences between the two classes of bacteria. First, gram-negative ...

Gram-negative bacteria are harder to kill because of their harder cell wall. When their cell wall is disturbed, gram-negative bacteria release endotoxins that can make your symptoms worse.

It is very important to perform the Gram stain on __________________ ___________________ because as Gram-positive cells age, they may loose their ability to retain the crystal violet dye.

Tominari, T., et al. (2021) Gram-positive bacteria cell wall-derived lipoteichoic acid induces inflammatory alveolar bone loss through prostaglandin E production in osteoblasts.