ADJECTIVE
- (of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method
How To Use Gram-negative In A Sentence
- The gram-negative bugs that pose the biggest threat include acinetobacter baumannii enterobacter aerogenes, and pseudomonas aeruginosa, which can attack through wounds, surgical incisions, central lines, respirators and catheters. 'Superbugs' That Strike the Sickest Patients
- Infectious-disease experts say the most worrisome of the gram-negative bacteria may be acinetobacter, which is commonly found in soil and water, and may be carried by up to 40% of people on their skin. 'Superbugs' That Strike the Sickest Patients
- Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that colonizes the stomach in about 50% of all humans. Press Release: The 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a fastidious Gram-negative diplococcus which closely resembles the related human pathogen Neisseria meningitidis, as well as several commensal species.
- I am not a microbiologist, but my responsibilities at work often require that I understand the difference between a cocci and a rod, Gram-negative and a Gram-positive, and which organisms are "objectionable". Staphylococcus aureus
- Is this the perfect storm - an exploding population of opportunistic Gram-negative bacteria (some natural, some not), millions of gallons of food (oil) for the bacteria, and a susceptible population of stressed-out people? Riki Ott: Bio-Remediation or Bio-Hazard? Dispersants, Bacteria & Illness in the Gulf
- There are many Gram-Negative bacteria such as Cyanobacteria, Spirochaetes, E-coli, Recently Uploaded Slideshows
- KPC is part of the so-called Gram-negative group of bacteria, which also includes E. coli and Pseudomonas. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News
- Gram-negative folliculitis should be suspected if inflammatory acne worsens after several months of oral antibiotic therapy.
- Greece also doesn't have so-called Gram-negative bacteria with gene mutations known as NDM, IMP and OXA-48, which are common elsewhere, Pournaras said. BusinessWeek.com -- Top News