Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate how ...

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In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that a novel compound could treat flesh-eating Gram-positive bacterial infections in mice, potentially offering a new class of antibiotics. Researchers at ...

These gram-positive bacteria are typically found in human and animal intestines. Bacteria are of two types – gram-positive and gram-negative – based on their characteristics.

A bacteria can either be Gram-negative or Gram-positive. These terms come from the Gram-staining test developed by Hans Christian Gram in 1884, which involves applying a purple stain to bacteria.

Gram-negative bacteria have an outer membrane that differs from gram-positive bacteria. This membrane is difficult for antibiotics to pass through.

(Nanowerk News) Healthcare-associated infections are a common problem in suppurating wound care, as is the rise in multi-drug resistant bacteria. In order to effectively and selectively combat ...

Nisin treatment also increased the relative abundance of Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli and reduced the abundance of Lactobacillus and other Gram-positive bacteria.