Question 20

(Multiple Choice)

Bacteria are a commonly used organism for studies of genetic material in the research laboratory.The nucleic acids must first be isolated from the cells for these studies.Which of the following would most likely be used to remove the cell wall from gram-positive bacterial cells prior to their lysis for nucleic acid isolation?


A)lysozyme
B)polymixins
C)alcohol
D)water
E)mycolic acid

Answer