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Gram-positive
[ gram-poz-i-tiv ]
adjective
, (often lowercase)
- (of bacteria) retaining the violet dye when stained by Gram's method.
Gram-positive
adjective
- designating bacteria that retain the violet stain in Gram's method
gram-positive
- Relating to a group of bacteria that turn a dark-blue color when subjected to a laboratory staining method known as Gram's method. Gram-positive bacteria have relatively thick cell walls and are generally sensitive to the destructive effects of antibiotics or the actions of the body's immune cells. Gram-positive bacteria include beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria in soil, as well as the bacteria that cause anthrax, botulism, leprosy, tuberculosis, scarlet fever, and strep throat.
- Compare gram-negative
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Gram-positive1
First recorded in 1905–10; Gram's method
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Example Sentences
A Gram-positive stool due to cocci is suggestive of intestinal ulceration.
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The report was "moderate amount of pus cells, few gram positive cocci."
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Smear, few pus cells, some mucus threads noted, occasional gram positive cocci noted.
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The bacillar threads are in places Gram-negative, in others Gram-positive, and bear small club-like swellings (see Fig. 14).
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The Gram-positive bacteria are violet and the Gram-negative are red.
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