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Why do doctors need to know if a bacterial infection is gram positive or gram negative?
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∙ 11y ago
Gram-positive bacteria have more peptidoglycan layers in their cell walls than Gram-negative and so are able to retain a crystal violet dye during the Gram stain process. Gram-positive bacteria appear blue or violet under a microscope, whereas Gram-negative bacteria appear red or pink. The purpose of Gram staining is to visually differentiate groups of bacteria, primarily for identification.
The following characteristics are generally present in a Gram-positive bacterium:[1] # Cytoplasmic membrane # Thick peptidoglycan layer # Teichoic acids and lipoteichoic acids are present, which serve to act as chelating agents, and also for certain types of adherence. # Capsule polysaccharides # If a flagellum is present, it contains two rings for support as opposed to four in Gram-negative bacteria because Gram-positive bacteria have only one membrane layer.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agogram- negative and gram- positive bacteria differ in their response to different antibiotics
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∙ 11y agoso your parents or a person from your family know rather your in danger or out of danger:)
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∙ 12y agoThis tells us what the chemical makeup of the cell is and also how thick the cell wall is. Used alot in the medical field :)
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Doctors can determine positive or negative blood types by administering a test. The difference between positive and negative types is the presence of the RH factor. Positive blood types indicate the presence of the RH factor while negative blood types do not have this factor.
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Describe how doctors can treat a viral infection?
i dont now
