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Distinction Between the Gram Reaction and the Gram Type of Bacteria

Institut für Mikrobiologie, 3400 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany

Address reprint requests to: Dr. Jürgen Wiegel, Institut für Mikrobiologie, 3400 Göttingen, Grisebachstrasse 8, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.

ABSTRACT

The elimination of the terms "gram positive, negative, and variable" and their replacement by the terms "Gram reaction positive, negative, and variable" and "Gram type positive, negative, and zero" are proposed. This action would permit a distinction between the reporting of the results of the Gram staining reaction and the placing of the bacteria into general taxonomic groups.

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