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(4pts)MembersoftheDeinococcusgenuspresentaninterestingconundrumto scientists who try to classify them as either gram-positive or gram-negative.Deinococcus has a thick layer of peptidoglycan and also an outer membrane.
Explain why these features complicate its classification.
Now in this case of this bacteria Deinococcus contains the both characteristics of gram-positive and gram-negative. It has a thick layer of peptidoglycan which is a character of gram-positive bacteria. But it also has an outer membrane of lipopolysaccharide which is a character of the gram-negative bacteria.
So,it is really a complicated classification as the bacteria have feature of both the gram-positive & gram-negative bacteria.