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Which of the following statements is CORRECT regarding Deinococcus radiodurans?
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- 1It can survive an exposure of up to 15,000 Gy of ionizing radiation.✓
- 2Its outer membrane cell wall layer completely lacks any complex carbohydrates.
- 3Peptidoglycan in its cell wall contains diaminopimelic acid in place of ornithine.
- 4It is a Gram-negative organism structurally and phylogenetically.
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It can survive an exposure of up to 15,000 Gy of ionizing radiation.
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