Gram-pos|i|tive bacteria

Gram-pos|i|tive bacteria
Gram-pos|i|tive bacteria or gram-pos|i|tive bacteria «GRAM POZ uh tihv»,
bacteria that stain when treated with Gram's solution. Gram-positive bacteria appear blue and include those that cause lobar pneumonia, scarlet fever, and staphylococcal infections.
[see etym. under Gram's method (Cf.Gram's method)]

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