gram-positive

Speech parts

1. gram-positive - Adjective

2. gram-positive - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

(of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method

Source: WordNet

Examples

In contrast to gram-positive bacteria, all archetypical gram-negative bacteria are bounded by a cytoplasmic membrane and an outer cell membrane; they contain only a thin layer of peptidoglycan (2–3 nm) between these membranes. Source: Internet

In contrast to gram-positive bacteria, all archetypical gram-negative bacteria have a cytoplasmic membrane as well as an outer cell membrane, and contain only a thin layer of peptidoglycan (2–3 nm) between the membranes. Source: Internet

In addition, the adjectival form, where one exists, is usually lowercased (thus parkinsonian although Parkinson disease and gram-positive although Gram staining ). Source: Internet

Despite their thicker peptidoglycan layer, gram-positive bacteria are more receptive to antibiotics than gram-negative, due to the absence of the outer membrane. Source: Internet

In contrast, a gram-positive cell becomes dehydrated from an ethanol treatment. Source: Internet

For many gram-negative bacteria, DNA gyrase is the target, whereas topoisomerase IV is the target for many gram-positive bacteria. Source: Internet

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