The predatory bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus drills into a prey bacterium and, once inside, digests it. In an attack upon a gram-negative bacterium that has a slimy cell covering, what is the correct sequence of structures penetrated by B. bacteriovorus on its way to the prey's cytoplasm?
1) membrane composed mostly of lipopolysaccharide
2) membrane composed mostly of phospholipids
3) peptidoglycan
4) capsule
A) 2, 4, 3, 1
B) 1, 3, 4, 2
C) 1, 4, 3, 2
D) 4, 1, 3, 2
E) 4, 3, 1, 2
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