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Meaning of GRAM-POSITIVE
Pronunciation:
gram 'pâzitiv
WordNet Dictionary
Definition:
[adj] (
of
bacteria
)
being
or
relating
to
a
bacterium
that
retains
the
violet
stain
used
in
Gram
'
s
method
Antonyms:
gram-negative
Biology Dictionary
Definition:
To describe a
prokaryotic
cell whose cell wall stains purple (positive) in
Gram stain
. The cell wall of a gram-positive bacterium consists chiefly of
peptidoglycan
and lacks the outer membrane of
Gram-negative
cells.
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