Gram Positive Bacterial Cell Reconstruction Kit - Science Lab Supplies for Microbiology Studies & Research

Reconstruction Of A (Gram-Positive) Bacterial Cell

Design based on the illustration used in Ude & Koch (2002, page 27). Assessment of the model by Professor Dr Uwe Hoßfeld of the Didactics of Biology research group, Apiary, Friedrich Schiller University Jena.
Made from SOMSO-PLAST®.
The model cannot be disassembled.
but can be removed from the stand.

Shown are:
• Basal structure
• Capsule
• Flagellum
• Storage granule
• Lipoprotein layer
• Cell membrane
• Mesosome
• Murein layer
• Pilus
• Polyphosphate granule
• Polysomes
• Periplasm
• Thylakoids
• Vacuole
• DNA

Model Structure
On the outside, the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria has a 20 to 80 nm thick murein layer (peptidoglycan), which is separated from the cell membrane by the narrow periplasm. Gram-negative bacteria, on the other hand, only have a 2 to 3 nm thick murein layer, the outside of which is covered in a thin lipoprotein layer. However, both groups develop an outer mucus layer (capsule), which covers the cell in an even thickness

Cleaning and disinfecting your SOMSO Model:
Spray a rapid and effective water based disinfectant for use on surfaces and wipe with a soft cloth.
The disinfectant spray must be pH neutral, alcohol-free, aldehyde free, fragrance-free and nonflammable.

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