Characteristics of Gram-Positive Bacilli A gram-positive bacillus doesn't have an outer cell wall beyond the peptidoglycan membrane. This makes it more absorbent.

Both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria can cause disease. However, they require different treatments. Therefore, medical professionals need to be able to identify the type of bacteria to ...

Gram-positive bacteria are bacteria with thick cell walls. In a Gram stain test, these organisms yield a positive result. Here’s why knowing whether the result is positive or negative is important.

Of the 55 (14% of 383) positive follow-up blood cultures, 43 (78%) grew gram-positive cocci, and eight (15%) grew gram-negative bacilli. The presence of fever on the day of follow-up blood ...

Some gram-negative bacilli, or GNB, are inherently resistant to certain antibiotics. Others acquire resistance spontaneously due to random mutations, as well as by transference of resistance genes ...

Distribution of the VIM-producing Gram-negative Bacilli VIM-1 (for Verona integron-related metallo-β-lactamase-1) was discovered from a clinical strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated in ...

The cellular, cultural, and biochemical characteristics of eight isolates of a large gram-positive bacillus that are commonly observed as apparently normal flora in the proventriculus of budgerigars ...

Colonization of the oropharynx by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and enteric gram-negative bacilli in acutely ill or debilitated patients, alcoholics, diabetics, and persons with chronic bronchitis may lead ...

Pipeline or pipe dream: New antibiotics for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli Issue: December 2013 By Jeff Brock, PharmD, MBA, BCIDP By Gregory Tallman, PharmD ...