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I know that a gram negative bacteria is almost impossible to treat because the antibiotics cannot get through  the outer membrane due to  the cell wall being extremely thick made lipids, however, while reading I realized it's not thicker, its the outer membrane in addition to the cell wall......am I correct on this?
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Gram negative bacteria have less peptidoglycan in their cell wall than their Gram-positive counterparts. Therefore, you would seem to be correct because the outer membrane is virtually nonexistent in Gram-positives. The Gram-negatives would have a combined thickness of cell wall and outer membrane that is comparable to those of Gram-positives. Have a nice day! (Insert emoticon of choice here).
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