Learning Objectives for "Prokaryotic Cell Anatomy: The Acid-Fast Cell Wall"
After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.
1. State what color acid-fast bacteria stain after the acid-fast stain procedure and briefly describe why.
2**. Describe the composition of an acid-fast cell wall and indicate the beneficial function to the bacteriums of peptidoglycan, arabinogalactin, mycolic acid, and porins.
(**) = More depth and common theme
Highlighted Bacterium
1. Read the description of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and match the bacterium with the description of the organism and the infection it causes.
Gary E. Kaiser, Ph.D.
Professor of Microbiology
The Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
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Based on a work The Grapes of Staph at https://cwoer.ccbcmd.edu/science/microbiology/index_gos.html.
Last updated: August, 2018
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Gary Kaiser