Gram-negative-bacterium-type cell wall

id: GO:0009276
name: Gram-negative-bacterium-type cell wall
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The peptidoglycan layer of the Gram-negative cell envelope. In Gram-negative cells the peptidoglycan is relatively thin (1-2nm) and is linked to the outer membrane by lipoproteins. In Gram-negative cells the peptidoglycan is too thin to retain the primary stain in the Gram staining procedure and therefore cells appear red after Gram stain.

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