general or unspecified; prefer specifics; do not use as a routine coordinate for a gram-negative aerobic bacterium; infection: coordinate with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS
Scope Note
A large group of aerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining method. This is because the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria are low in peptidoglycan and thus have low affinity for violet stain and high affinity for the pink dye safranine.
Entry Version
GRAM NEG AEROBIC BACT
Entry Term(s)
Achromatiaceae
Achromatium
Achromobacteriaceae
Gram Negative Aerobic Bacteria
Related Numbers
txid44937
NLM Classification #
QW 131
Previous Indexing
Bacteria (1966-1975)
Public MeSH Note
76; ACHROMATIACEAE was heading 1975-96; ACHROMATIUM, LEPTOTHRIX, & SPHAEROTILUS were headings 1963-96; ACHROMOBACTERIACEAE was heading 1975-91 (see under GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA 1976-90)
Online Note
use GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA to search ACHROMATIACEAE 1975-96; ACHROMATIUM, LEPTOTHRIX, & SPHAEROTILUS 1966-96, & ACHROMOBACTERIACEAE 1975-91
History Note
76; ACHROMATIACEAE was heading 1975-96; ACHROMATIUM, LEPTOTHRIX, & SPHAEROTILUS were headings 1963-96; ACHROMOBACTERIACEAE was heading 1975-91 (was see under GRAM-NEGATIVE AEROBIC BACTERIA 1976-90)
A large group of aerobic bacteria which show up as pink (negative) when treated by the gram-staining method. This is because the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria are low in peptidoglycan and thus have low affinity for violet stain and high affinity for the pink dye safranine.
