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

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.

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Long-acting lipoglycopeptides are as effective as standard-of-care antibiotics in treating serious bacterial infections in ...

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

Treatment of Gram-Positive Bacilli. Gram-positive bacilli infections are treated with antibiotics. Penicillin, cloxacillin, and erythromycin treat over 90% of gram-positive bacteria. ‌However ...