Gram-negative synonyms

grăm'nĕg'ə-tĭv

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gram-s-method (related)
designating bacteria that do not retain the color stain
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gram-positive (related)
Relating to a group of bacteria that turn a dark-blue color when subjected to a laboratory staining method known as Gram's method. Gram-positive bacteria have relatively thick cell walls and are generally sensitive to the destructive effects of antibiotics or the actions of the body's immune cells. Gram-positive bacteria include beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria in soil, as well as the bacteria that cause anthrax, botulism, leprosy, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, and strep throat.
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  • Other common causative organisms include other Gram-negative aerobes, Streptococcus spp. and anaerobes.

  • The causative agent is Aeromonas salmonicida a non-motile, Gram-negative aerobic bacillus, typically 1 µm x 2 µm.

  • B. fragilis is a Gram negative short bacillus which demonstrates pleomorphism.

  • A fluorescent, Gram-negative bacterium was consistently isolated from diseased tissues onto King's B medium.

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