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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Lipopolysaccharides.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria

 Lipopolysaccharides, also called endotoxins, are composed of polysaccharides and lipid A that is responsible for much of the toxicity of Gram-negative bacteria. Most bacteria have the Gram-negative cell wall, and only the Firmicutes and Actinobacteria have the alternative Gram-positive arrangement.These two groups were previously known as the low G+C and high G+C Gram-positive bacteria, respectively.

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