A phospholipid bilayer with equal amounts of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids displays a specific permeability to glucose. What effect will increasing the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the bilayer have on the membrane's permeability to glucose?

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The resistance of the tubercle bacillus to various factors is probably due to its

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#XL - S Microbiology

An exotoxin is a toxin secreted by bacteria. It can cause damage to the host by destroying cells or disrupting normal cellular metabolism. They are highly potent and can cause major damage to the host. Exotoxins may be secreted by bacteria which

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#Question id: 14966

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The bacterial cell wall is composed of a macromolecular network called peplidoglycan (also known as murein) which is present either alone or in combination with other substances

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Clinically, the cell wall is important because it contributes to the ability of some species to cause disease and is the site of action of some antibiotics. In addition, the chemical composition of the cell wall is used 

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#Question id: 14968

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What compound provide much of the wall's antigenic specificity and thus make it possible to identify gram-positive bacteria by certain laboratory tests

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 A new drug is developed that targets and binds to the lipid A portion of LPS from Gram negative bacterial cells. This drug shows a high degree of activity and binding in a test tube setting against purified lipid A. Based on this information,