An Unknown Bacterial Species Is Recovered from a Sick Patient's

question 11

Multiple Choice

An unknown bacterial species is recovered from a sick patient's digestive tract. It has a membrane outside the cell wall that contains toxic lipids. This observation indicates that

• A) the infection should be relatively easy to control with common antibiotics, because the pathogen is a gram-positive species.
• B) the infection should be relatively easy to control with common antibiotics, because the pathogen is a gram-negative species.
• C) the infection may be quite threatening and difficult to control, because the pathogen is a gram-positive species.
• D) the infection may be quite threatening and difficult to control, because the pathogen is a gram-negative species.

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