Tt vragen Flashcards
1
Q
mycobacterial outer membrane is
fundamentally different from the Gram-negative outer membrane.Name 3 of these differences (5p)
A
mycobacterial OM is thicker
peptidoglycan linkage is different
the diffusion is different, MOM is difficult to penetrate
2
Q
Describe how the Type VII secretion machine functions as a one-step or two step secretion
system, considering the known and unknown components and the special mycobacterial outer
membrane. (
A
complex appears to stretch over whole envelope, but one component is active at
periplasmic side of membrane
could be either one-step or two step