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Gram Positive Bacteria

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Gram Positive Bacteria, Gram Stain Positive, Gram Positive Cocci, Gram Positive Rods

  • See Also
  1. Bacteria
  2. Antibiotic
  • See Also
  1. Bacteria
  2. Gram Negative Bacteria
  3. Anaerobic Bacteria
  4. Mycobacteria
  5. Intracellular Pathogen
  6. Antibiotic
  • Definitions
  1. Gram Positive Bacteria
    1. Bacteria that retain crystal violet stain (Gram Stain) on microscopy
    2. Peptidoglycan cell wall surrounds the plasma membrane of Gram Positive Bacteria and retains the stain
      1. Contrast with Gram Negative Bacteria, which are surrrounded by an additional outer membrane
  • Causes
  • Gram Positive Cocci
  1. Streptococcus (e.g. Streptococcus Pneumoniae)
  2. Staphylococcus (e.g. Staphylococcus aureus)
  3. Enterococcus (Previously Group D Streptococcus)
  • Causes
  • Gram Positive Rods
  1. Corynebacteria: Corynebacterium diphtheriae
  2. Listeria monocytogenes
  3. Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
  4. Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  1. Actinomycetes