1. What are key markers for the identification of Bacteria?

⁻ Peptidoglycan in cell membranes, ether-linked fatty acids, Special transcription DNA

⁻ Special RNA polymerase, peptidoglycan in cell walls, ester-linked fatty acids

⁻ Cellulose in cell membranes, ester-linked lipids in cell walls, special transcription DNA

⁻ Special RNA polymerase, peptidoglycan in cell membranes, chitin and cellulose cell walls

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Jaslene Spencer

19 October, 16:41

1. What are key markers for the identification of Bacteria?

⁻ Peptidoglycan in cell membranes, ether-linked fatty acids, Special transcription DNA

⁻ Special RNA polymerase, peptidoglycan in cell walls, ester-linked fatty acids

⁻ Cellulose in cell membranes, ester-linked lipids in cell walls, special transcription DNA

⁻ Special RNA polymerase, peptidoglycan in cell membranes, chitin and cellulose cell walls

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Carsen King · Answer 1

The answer is Special RNA polymerase, peptidoglycan in cell walls, ester-linked fatty acids.

Bacterial cell wall consists of peptidoglycans, not of cellulose or chitin. They also have ester-linked fatty acids, like eukaryotes. Ether-linked fatty acids are characteristics of Archaea. Also, bacteria have special RNA polymerase, unlike Eukaryotes that have three different type of RNA polymerase.