Abstract
Gram-negative bacteria do not retain the crystal violet stain during classical Gram staining methods to differentiate between bacterial pathogens. Gram-negative bacteria do not follow a monophyletic, phylogenetic pattern, and thus, the designation is primarily of importance in the determination of which antimicrobial to use when treating bacterial infections. For example, the gram-negative outer cell membrane makes them resistant to several classes of antibiotics. This chapter briefly discusses species of the following gram-negative genera in the phylum Proteobacteria: Acinetobacter, Burkholderia, and Moraxella.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Practical Handbook of Microbiology, Third Edition |
Publisher | CRC Press |
Pages | 767-774 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781466587403 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781466587397 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2015 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Social Sciences
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
- General Immunology and Microbiology