Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories ...

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have solved a 60-year-old mystery in bacterial cell envelope ...

Infectious bacteria are growing increasingly resistant to drugs, which is becoming a serious threat to public health worldwide. Bacteria can be classified based on various characteristics, such as by ...

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.

In gram positive bacteria, the large crystal violet-iodine complexes are then unable to penetrate and escape the thick peptidoglycan layer, resulting in purple stained cells. However, in gram negative ...

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Peptidoglycan layer: In Gram-positive bacteria, the peptidoglycan is a 20 to 80 nm (nanometer) thick structure found within its cell wall. This layer is only 2 to 3 nm thick in Gram-negative bacteria.

Gram-negative bacteria are harder to kill because of their harder cell wall. When their cell wall is disturbed, gram-negative bacteria release endotoxins that can make your symptoms worse.

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