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The comparison and contrast between firmicute endospores and actinomycete arthrospores based on their means of production, resistance properties, and dispersal mechanism.
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Firmicutes are the major phyla that have a thick peptidoglycan cell wall. They are Gram-positive bacteria. The phylum Actinomycetes are related to Firmicutes and also stain Gram-positive. The cell walls of both the phyla are supported by teichoic acid and phosphodiester cross-linking chains of glycerol and ribitol.
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