TOPICS: Cytoplasmic membrane, cell wall, flagellum, pilus (fimbria), glycocalyx, outer membrane, periplasm, endospore, gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, lipoteichoic acids, penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs), peptidoglycan, gram staining, Mycoplasma, Eaton’s agar, sterol, mycolic acid, Mycobacteria species, acid-fast stain, conjugation, slime layer, biofilm, capsule, phagocytosis, S. epidermidis, Bacillus anthracis, poly-D-glutamate, safranin, porins, lipid A, lipopolysaccharide (LPS), O antigen, core polysaccharide, beta-lactamase, Clostridium, dipicolinic acid (DPA), exosporium, spore core, spore cortex, spore coat, Bacillus cereus, DNA polymerase, RNA polymerase, replication, transcription