Gram-positive bacteria
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title:
Gram-positive bacteria
text:
In bacteriology, gram-positive bacteria are bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, which is traditionally used to quickly classify bacteria into two broad categories according to their type of cell wall. The Gram stain is used by microbiologists to place bacteria into two main categories, Gram-positive (+) and Gram-negative (-). Gram-positive bacteria have a thick layer of peptidoglycan within the cell wall, and Gram-negative bacteria have a thin layer of peptidoglycan. Gra
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Bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gram-positive_bacteria
date created:
2001-12-08T10:32:57Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T12:50:00Z
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