Answer to Question #48440 in Microbiology for Chris Kay

Question

What would happen if you were to repeat the experiment but, this time, you were to carry out the lysozyme treatment in a buffered solution containing a high concentration of a low-molecular weight solute, such as sugar or salt? Would you still get the same results (clearing/cloudiness) for the Gram-positive bacterium?

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What would happen if you were to repeat the experiment but, this time, you were to carry out the lysozyme treatment in a buffered solution containing a high concentration of a low-molecular weight solute, such as sugar or salt? Would you still get the same results (clearing/cloudiness) for the Gram-negative bacterium?