The organisms are hardy due to their cell wall, which is neither truly Gram negative nor positive, and unique to the family, they are naturally resistant to a number of antibiotics that work by destroying cell walls, such as penicillin.
The organisms are hardy due to their cell wall. Their cell wall is neither truly Gram negative nor positive. Unique to the family, they are naturally resistant to a number of antibiotics such as penicillin. These antibiotics work by destroying cell walls.