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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
[[File:BacterialCellWall.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[diagram]] showing an [[E.coli]] '''bacterial cell wall'''.]]

A '''bacterial cell wall''' is layer of [[murein]] covering the [[Cell Membrane|cell membrane]] of the [[bacterium]].

===Function===
: The '''bacterial cell wall''' protects [[bacteria]] from some [[toxic]] [[chemical]]s.

===About the Bacterial Cell Wall===
: The '''bacterial cell wall''' is weakened by [[antibiotic]]s, which allows the [[human]] [[Immune System|immune system]] to kill the [[bacteria]].