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Difference Between Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacillus

There are many ways of classifying bacteria. One method is based on the cell membrane. In 1884, a bacteriologist named Christian Gram created a test that could determine if a bacterium had a thick, ...
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Clinical and Bacteriologic Studies of the Effect of Massive Doses of Penicillin G on Infections Caused by Gram-Negative Bacilli

Nine species (240 strains) of gram-negative bacilli were studied; 221 were freshly isolated from the urinary and intestinal tracts, wounds and abscesses. Thirteen strains of salmonella and 6 of ...
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Nosocomial Infections Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli in Compromised Hosts: Considerations for Prevention and Therapy

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Compromised patients are predisposed to the acquisition of the more resistant gram-negative bacilli from the hospital environment. In ...
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Epidemiology and Genetics of VIM-type Metallo-β-lactamases in Gram-negative Bacilli

† VIMs are made up of 266 amino acid residues with the exception of VIM-7 (265 residues) and VIM-18 (262 residues). VIM-21, -22 and -27 have been assigned in the Lahey Clinic [201], but there are no ...