gram-positive

German: grampositiv
Japanese: グラム陽性の

Microbiology. Bacteria that retain the stain or resist decolorization by alcohol during Gram staining. This is a primary characteristic of bacteria whose cell wall is composed of a thick layer of peptidoglycan with attached teichoic acids. See also gram-negative.

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