You are studying life-forms in extreme environments, and you have discovered a microorganism with cardiolipin, hopanoids, and ester linkages in the membrane. It also has teichoic acids, galactans, and phenolic glycolipids in the cell wall. In addition, it is a porin similar to OmpA. This microorganism is most likely related to
A) eukaryotic cells. B) archaea. C) mycobacteria. D) Gram-positive bacteria. E) Gram-negative bacteria.