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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

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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

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