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

Experts divide them into Gram-positive cocci or bacilli, depending on their shape. Key characteristics of Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria differ from Gram-negative in their structure.

Microscopy of bronchial aspirate showing gram-positive bacilli. A 71-year-old male with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) developed fever, anorexia, and shortness of breath.

Bacillus subtilis is a rod-shaped, flagellated Gram-positive soil bacterium used as a model for endospore formation and differentiation. Bacterial endospores are among the most resilient forms of ...