Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found a high frequency of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative rods (GNRs) in two of the largest neonatal intensive care units (NICUs ...

Multi-drug Resistant Gram-negative Rods Found In Two Philippine Neonatal Intensive Care Units Date: May 15, 2009 Source: Boston University Medical Center Summary: Researchers have found a high ...

Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri are Gram-negative, rod-shaped, motile bacteria with a yellow-ish pigment. They are found in ...

Merja Rautio, Maarit Lönnroth, Harri Saxén, Risto Nikku, Marja-Liisa Väisänen, Sydney M. Finegold, Hannele Jousimies-Somer, Characteristics of an Unusual Anaerobic Pigmented Gram-Negative Rod Isolated ...

First, gram-negative bacteria have a thin cell wall that is about 1.5 to 10 nanometers across, whereas gram-positive bacteria have a thick cell wall measuring about 20 to 80 nanometers.

Among the bacterial food organisms tested, those yielding the best growth are gram-negative rods. Among these, Enterobacter cloacae produced the best growth of P. bursaria. Gram-positive bacilli such ...

Shigellosis is an infection caused by Shigella bacteria. Shigella are Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria (bacilli) that can infect the large intestine and cause fever, abdominal cramping, bloody ...