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gram-positive
(redirected from Gram positive bacteria)

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gram-positive [′gram ¦päs·əd·iv]
(microbiology)
Of bacteria, holding the color of the primary stain when treated with Gram's stain.


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In Gram positive bacteria, peptides, such as nisin, are the primary means of communication.
Data presented at ICAAC showed that LT-29 has greater activity than the standard antibiotic vancomycin against a range of gram positive bacteria, including MRSA, strains with reduced sensitivity to vancomycin (vancomycin intermediate Staphylococcus aureus, "VISA"), and bacteria resistant to vancomycin (vancomycin resistant Enterococci, "VRE").
The new GEN III System is built around a single test panel that can be used to identify more than 1,000 species of gram negative and gram positive bacteria.
 
 
 
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