Although Deinococcus-Thermus phyla stain Gram-positive, which reason(s) exclude them from this Gram type?

A. Their cell envelope includes an S-layer
B. They have L-ornithine in their peptidoglycan
C. Their plasma membrane has phosphatidylglycerol phospholipids instead of palmitoleic acids
D. They lack teichoic acids


Answer: D

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