Gram-positive bacteria show blue or purple after Gram-staining in a laboratory test. They have thick cell walls. Gram-negative bacteria show pink or red on staining and have thin walls.

Bacteria with thick peptidoglycan are called gram positive. If the peptidoglycan layer is thin, it's classified as gram negative. A gram-positive bacillus doesn't have an outer cell wall beyond ...

The global paraben market revenue was around US$ 91.4 million in 2021 and is estimated to reach US$ 165.1 million by 2031, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.2% during the forecast ...

It also has bactericidal activity against gram-negative anaerobic bacilli, all sporulated anaerobic cocci and gram-positive bacilli. Putrid odor is characteristic of local infection by anaerobic ...

Scientists led by Karla Satchell, Ph.D., the Anne Stewart Youmans Professor of Microbiology at Northwestern University, have ...

There's something make-believe, almost Pokémon-like in a new species of bacteria found living on a mud flat in Oregon.

University of Oklahoma researchers have discovered that some bacteria in the gut have their own unique "weapon system" to ...

Although two bighorn rams from the Middle Missouri Breaks herd tested positive for a bacteria that can lead to pneumonia, Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks officials can’t say that’s what led to ...

Inside the intestine, a variety of common "gram-negative" bacteria tend to multiply in older people, producing rising amounts of a bacterial sugar called ADP-heptose. Turns out, this bacterial ...

noninterventional registry developed to collect real-world data on the use of daptomycin in the treatment of patients with Gram-positive infections. This subgroup analysis evaluated the safety and ...