Learning Objectives for "Prokaryotic Cell Anatomy: The Peptidoglycan Cell Wall"

After completing this section you should be able to perform the following objectives.

1. State the 3 parts of a peptidoglycan monomer and state the function of peptidoglycan in bacteria.

2**. Briefly describe how bacteria synthesize peptidoglycan, indicating the roles of autolysins, bactoprenols, transglycosylases, and transpeptidases.

3*. Briefly describe how antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, and vancomycin affect bacteria and relate this to their cell wall synthesis.

4*. State what color Gram-positive bacteria stain after Gram staining.

5*. State what color Gram-negative bacteria stain after Gram staining.

6. State what color acid-fast bacteria stain after acid-fast staining.

(*) = Common theme throughout the course

(**) = More depth and common theme

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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:July, 2018
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