Gram +
( single layer peptoglycan , NO outer membrane, no lipid wall, stains purple, more
susceptible Abx)
ie: staph, strep , enterococcus
Gram -
( double layer, specialized outer membrane, lipid wall, produces endotoxins, stains pink)
More resistant due to cell wall being impenetrable
ie: ecoli, moraxella, haemoph, pseudomonas, mycobacterium, h pylori
, Review of Function of Cell Components: