Help! ASAP, this is due tomorrow and I’m struggling as this isn’t what they taught us. The question is: Explain why the bacteria

Question

Serga [27]

2 years ago

11

Help! ASAP, this is due tomorrow and I’m struggling as this isn’t what they taught us. The question is: Explain why the bacteria

shown (E. coli) have a second membrane outside the
peptidoglycan.

Biology

2 answers:

tiny-mole [99] · Answer 1 · 2022-04-28T16:49:52+03:00

The second membrane protects e.coli (Gram-negative bacteria) against a harsh environment.

The outer membrane indirectly helps stabilize the inner membrane as peptidoglycan layer in Gram-negative bacteria is relatively thin than gram positive bacteria ( they have multilayer pepdtidoglycan )

BARSIC [14] · Answer 2 · 2022-04-28T18:27:38+03:00

Answer:

The outer membrane of Escherichia coli consists of lipopolysaccharide, phospholipid, protein and Enterobacterial common antigen. The outer membrane as a layer has a protective function. Several specific functions can be attributed to individual constituents. hope this helps!

Explanation: