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-If antibiotics typically target peptidoglycan in the cell wall, then which type of bacteriawould be more difficult to kill and why?

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The type of bacteria that would be more difficult to kill is the gram-negative bacteria. This is because these bacteria have additional protection in their outer membrane that makes them more resistant to antibiotics compared to gram-positive bacteria.

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