Acholeplasma Laidlawii Is a Bacterium That Cannot Synthesize Its Own

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Essay

Acholeplasma laidlawii is a bacterium that cannot synthesize its own fatty acids and therefore is dependent upon the available fatty acids in its environment for assembling its own cell wall.Based upon your knowledge regarding the cell membrane,hypothesize the features of the cell membrane of A.laidlawii grown at 37°C under the following conditions: 50/50 mixture of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids,80/20 predominance of saturated fatty acids,80/20 predominance of unsaturated fatty acids,and a 50/50 mixture of saturated and specifically trans fatty acids.

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