Most species of bacteria can be broadly divided into two groups, known as gram-positive and gram-negative. These categories reflect big differences in the microbes' biology, and they also dictate ...

A new study unveils an innovative strategy to combat Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a major culprit behind food spoilage and ...

Induction of the feedback loop is why quorum signaling molecules are commonly called autoinducers. 1-5 What Bacteria Use Quorum Sensing? Both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria use quorum ...

British physician and microbiologist Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin nearly 100 years ago, was the first to warn ...

They are still widely used to treat mycobacteria and Gram-positive infections, but uptake into Gram-negative bacteria is usually poor. “It turns out that rifabutin is different, and it was a ...

It is commonly used to distinguish between oxidase negative Enterobacteriaceae and oxidase positive Pseudomadaceae ... The selective ingredients are the bile salts and the dye, crystal violet which ...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN, February 18 2025. Karolinska Development AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: KDEV) today announces that its portfolio company Promimic has published positive results showing a reduction of ...

“Gram stains show whether the bacteria in urine samples are gram positive or negative by staining them purple or pink,” says Miyatsuka. “Only the most experienced technicians can make ...

A category of bacteria that produce a positive result with a violet dye staining technique, due to the presence of thick layer of peptidoglycan in their cell walls (bacteria that do not appear violet ...

2009). This preservative has activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It also covers some yeasts and fungi (Maier et al., 2009; Marks et al., ...