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Peptidoglycan digested from Gram-positive bacteria retain their cell membrane but lose their cell walls, making them protoplasts, whereas cell wall digests of Gram negative bacteria retain their cell and outer membranes intact, making them spheroplasts. Other genera of bacteria normally have cell walls but can lose their ability to form cell walls; such bacteria are called L-forms.
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Peptidoglycan digested from Gram-positive bacteria retain their cell membrane but lose their cell walls, making them protoplasts, whereas cell wall digests of Gram negative bacteria retain their cell and outer membranes intact, making them spheroplasts. Other genera of bacteria normally have cell walls but can lose their ability to form cell walls; such bacteria are called L-forms.
