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Not holding the purple dye when stained —used chiefly of bacteria

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Usage examples (35)
  • It's the other stuff you've got to be worried about, with all the gram-negative bacteria and such.
  • Unlike resistant forms of Klebsiella and other gram-negative bacteria, however, MRSA can be treated.
  • Above one year of age, people and mountain gorillas have mostly gram-negative bacteria with very little yeast.
  • A shunt infection can be devastating for the neonate or premature infant, especially when it involves gram-negative organisms.
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