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Gram-positive bacteria do not express LPS and have no outer lipid layer except the thick peptidoglycan layer, which gives purple colonies upon gram-staining. Gram-positive bacteria reside in our gut and carry out essential bodily functions. For instance, Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are true probiotics.
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The Center for Nutritional Psychology. (2024). Gram-positive bacteria. In Encyclopedia of Nutritional Psychology. The Center for Nutritional Psychology.
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