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Peptido = amino acid peptide chains.

Glycan = sugar

The wall is composed, basically of these amino acids and sugars in a mesh like structure.

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Which stain sticks to the peptidoglycan in the cell wall of bacteria?

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Does a bacteria cell a cell wall?

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What is main comphonet in bacteria cell wall?

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What chemicals make a cell wall?

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What cells have peptidoglycan?

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Does the bacteria have a cell membrane?

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Do protozoa have peptidoglycan?

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What chemicals make a cell?

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Do bacteria have a cell wall?

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Do bacteria cell walls have peptidoglycan?

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