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Meaning of "gram-positive"
gram-positive (adjective) - describing bacteria that retain a violet dye in the Gram stain method, indicating the presence of a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell walls
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- That is stained violet by Gram's method
- That stains dark blue or violet after Gram staining, due to large quantities of peptidoglycan in the cell wall.
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It acts on gram-positive bacteria to a lesser extent.
Bacilli are almost exclusively gram-positive bacteria.
Gram-positive bacteria specific binding compounds.
It is also active against gram-positive bacteria.
Gram-positive bacteria can also be detected.
Evolution of antibiotic resistance in gram-positive pathogens.
Gram-positive cocci in chains belong to what genu.
Transcription modulation by antibiotics in gram-positive pathogens.
Gram-positive bacteria stain dark blue or violet.
It is primarily active against gram-positive bacteria.
Gram-positive cocci such as staphylococci and streptococci.
It inhibits the growth of gram-positive bacteria.
A variety of gram-positive organisms are capable of causing sepsis.
Jeotgalicoccus psychrophilus is a gram-positive bacterium.
Gram-positive bacteria are mostly tested using disk diffusion.
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gram-negative bacterial
gram-negative organisms
gram-positive and gram-negative
gram-positive bacteria
gram-negative organisms
gram-positive and gram-negative
gram-positive bacteria
Jeotgalicoccus nanhaiensis is a gram-positive bacterium.
Gram-positive microorganisms cause the majority of systemic infections.
Jeotgalicoccus pinnipedialis is a gram-positive bacterium.
Gram-positive cocci are the most common etiologic agents.
There are evidences of gram-positive bacteria.
It is a gram-positive rod that may appear long and filamentous.
Jeotgalicoccus halotolerans is a gram-positive bacterium.
Gram-positive bacteria cause severe skin infections and pneumonia.
Jeotgalicoccus huakuii is a gram-positive bacterium.
The gram-positive bacterium was nonmotile and did not produce spores.
Benzododecinium bromide is effective against gram-positive microbes.
Tetani is an anaerobic gram-positive bacillus that forms spores.
In conventional administration, it is effective largely against gram-positive organisms.
A major component of the gram-positive cell wall is lipoteichoic acid.
Gram-positive bacteria have a cell wall that can be penetrated.
Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive bacterium.
Congolensis is a gram-positive bacteria that is thought to originate from the soil.
This is particularly true for gram-positive infections.
Gram-positive bacteria are generally more susceptible than gram-negative bacteria.
A peripheral blood sample revealed gram-positive cocci.
They are microaerophilic gram-positive bacteria which do not form spores.
All of the three bacterial strains were gram-positive bacilli.
Morphologically it is a gram-positive coccus, ellipsoidal or with slightly pointed ends.
In another embodiment the bacteria are gram-positive bacteria.
It is primarily active against gram-positive organisms including staphylococci and streptococci.
Is a useful antibacterial agent having gram-positive activity.
Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive anaerobic bacterium, associated with nosocomial diarrhea.
In sum, halocyntin has a powerful bacteriolytic activity on gram-positive bacteria.
Gram-positive bacteria usually have more than one MreB isoform.
Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacterium.
Gram-positive bacteria lack an outer membrane and are more susceptible to antibiotics.
Sphingosines are also lethal for gram-positive microorganisms.
These large gram-positive aerobic cocci form tetrads and clusters.
Show hair loss is from gram-positive bacteria.
Enterococci are gram-positive cocci that are normal inhabitants of the gastrointestinal tract.
