The Major Structural Component of Bacterial Cell Walls Is ____

question 19

Multiple Choice

The major structural component of bacterial cell walls is ____.

• A) cellulose
• B) chitin
• C) proteoglycan
• D) peptidoglycan
• E) arabinogalactan

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