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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GRAM-POSITIVE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
determiner
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Gram-Positive is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GRAM-POSITIVE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gram-positive

Gram-positive bacteria

Gram-positive bacteria are a class of bacteria that take up the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. The thick peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall that encases their cell membrane retains the stain, making definitive identification possible. Gram-negative bacteria cannot retain the violet stain after the decolorization step; alcohol used in the decolorization process degrades the outer membrane of gram-negative cells making the cell wall more porous and incapable of retaining the crystal violet stain. Their peptidoglycan layer is much thinner and sandwiched between an inner cell membrane and a bacterial outer membrane, causing them to take up the counterstain and appear red or pink. Despite their thicker peptidoglycan layer, gram-positive bacteria are more receptive to antibiotics than gram-negative, due to the latter's relatively impermeable lipid based bacterial outer membrane.

Definition of Gram-positive in the English dictionary

The definition of Gram-positive in the dictionary is designating bacteria that retain the violet stain in Gram's method.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GRAM-POSITIVE

Gram-negative
gram.
Gram´s method

WORDS THAT END LIKE GRAM-POSITIVE

active
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competitive
definitive
fugitive
HIV-positive
insensitive
intransitive
intuitive
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repetitive
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Synonyms and antonyms of Gram-positive in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Gram-positive» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GRAM-POSITIVE

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The translations of Gram-positive from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Gram-positive» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

革兰氏阳性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Gram-positivas
570 millions of speakers

English

Gram-positive
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ग्राम पॉजिटिव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إيجابية الجرام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Грамположительных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Gram - positiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রাম-নেগেটিভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Gram- positif
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gram-negative
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gram-positive
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グラム陽性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그람 양성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gram-negatif
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Gram dương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கிராம்-நெகட்டிவ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राम-नकारात्मक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gram-negatif
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Gram - positivi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gram -dodatnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Грампозитивних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gram pozitive
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Gram-θετικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Gram-positiewe
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Grampositiva
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Gram -positive
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Gram-positive

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GRAM-POSITIVE»

The term «Gram-positive» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.488 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Gram-positive

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GRAM-POSITIVE»

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Gram-positive Pathogens
Provides comprehensive coverage of all gram-positive pathogens, including genome data. Appeals to clinicians, infectious disease specialists, and instructors and students seeking a single reference source on gram-positive bacteria.
Vincent A. Fischetti, 2006
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Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology
NAME IMPORTANT FEATURES 17 p. 527 GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI Chemoorganotrophic, mesophilic, non-spore-forming cocci that stain Gram positive. Three major subdivisions can be recognized: I. Aerobic cocci that occur in pairs, clusters, ...
John G. Holt, 1994
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases: Essentials of ...
F. magna cells are larger than those of most anaerobic Gram-positive cocci, but identification of F. magna based on cell size alone is unreliable. It is more likely to be resistant to clindamycin than other anaerobic Gram-positive cocci.
Paul G. Engelkirk, Janet L. Duben-Engelkirk, 2008
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The Prokaryotes: Vol. 2: Ecophysiology and Biochemistry
Like Gram-negative bacteria, quorum sensing also occurs in Gram-positive bacterial species. ... Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria is identical, i.e., the density-dependent expression of target genes via the secretion and detection of an ...
Martin Dworkin, Stanley Falkow, Eugene Rosenberg, 2006
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The Bacterial Cell Wall
3.2. The. Rigid. Layer. of. Gram-Positive. and. Gram-Negative. Bacteria. 3.2.1 Significance, Isolation, Composition, Structure Despite the general variability in composition and structure of the microbial cell wall, one construction element is ...
Guntram Seltmann, Otto Holst, 2002
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Bacillus Subtilis and Other Gram-Positive Bacteria: ...
This unique book, written by the world′s experts in their areas, brings together research on the architecture, biochemical pathways, genetic organization, and gene regulation of Bacillus subtilis .
Abraham L. Sonenshein, James A. Hoch, Richard Losick, 1993
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Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases: An ...
The genus Bacillus consists of aerobic (facultatively anaerobic), Gram-positive rods distinguished by spore formation. The important human pathogens are B. anthracis and B. cereus. Other Bacillus spp. are rare opportunistic pathogens.
W. John Spicer, 2008
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Disinfection, Sterilization, and Preservation
... confers mechanical rigidity on the cell and protects the delicate, underlying cytoplasmic membrane. In gram-positive bacteria, the wall consists of a thick layer of peptidoglycan interspersed with teichoic acid or another such acidic polymer.
Seymour Stanton Block, 2001
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Intensive Care Medicine: Annual Update 2008
Gram-positive. and. Gram-negative. Sepsis: Two. Disease. Entities? S. Leaver, A. Burke Gaffney, and T.W. Evans Introduction Sepsis and its sequelae are the leading causes of death among critically ill patients in non-coronary intensive care ...
Jean-Louis Vincent, 2009
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General Microbiology
The cell wall of gram-positive bacteria. In gram-positive bacteria the murein network represents 30-70% of the dry weight of the cell wall and consists of about 40 layers. In many cases LL-diaminopimelic acid or L-lysine takes the place of ...
Hans Günter Schlegel, C. Zaborosch, 1993

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GRAM-POSITIVE»

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Navy Researchers Identify Bacteria in Human Serum
Preliminary studies at NAMRU-SA have shown mixtures of Gramnegative and Gram-positive bacterial species can be differentiated from either ... «Armed with Science, Jul 15»
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Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc (TTPH) Discloses Form 4 Insider …
The Company's frequently used products, such as Zyvox and Cubicin, are limited to Gram-positive bacteria and thus are rarely used as a first-line empiric ... «OTC Outlook, Jul 15»
3
China Pioneer Pharma Invited American Wound Care Expert to …
This product uses the unique mechanism of HOCl to kill bacterium (Gram-positive bacteria and gram-negative bacteria), fungi and viruses ... «ACN Newswire, Jul 15»
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Great Basin (NASDAQ: GBSN) Stock | A More Precise Way to Get …
The company's platform provides C. diff test, a rapid medical diagnostic test for the detection of C. diff, a gram-positive bacteria that causes ... «Warrior Trading News, Jul 15»
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A high burden of late-onset sepsis among newborns admitted to the …
Gram-positive bacteria were more commonly isolated in cases of confirmed bacterial sepsis with confirmed EOS (13/19 or 68%) than in those ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Aridis Pharmaceuticals Expands Phase 2a Trial Into the US for …
AR-301, also referred to as Salvecin™, is a fully human immunoglobulin G1, or IgG1, mAb targeting Gram-positive Staphylococcus aureus, ... «PipelineReview.com, Jul 15»
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SANUWAVE Health to Showcase its Shock Wave Technology at the …
... created by both Gram-negative and Gram-positive species (Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus) in tests performed by the ... «CNNMoney, Jul 15»
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Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals Inc (TTPH) Files Form 4 Insider Selling …
The Company's frequently used products, such as Zyvox and Cubicin, are limited to Gram-positive bacteria and thus are rarely used as a ... «Insider Trading Report, Jul 15»
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A fluorescence-based bioassay for antibacterials and its application …
The Gram-positive bacteria exhibit a native fluorescence during their exponential growth phase due to the expression of improved yellow ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Dysbiosis of upper respiratory tract microbiota in elderly pneumonia …
... Veillonella and Leptotrichia and the Gram-positive genus Parascardovia in pneumonia patients. Prevotella and Leptotrichia commonly reside ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»

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