Genetic determinants of silver nanoparticle resistance and the impact of gamma irradiation on nanoparticle stability by Amira M. Mahfouz, Walaa A. Eraqi, Hala Nour El Din El Hifnawi, Alaa El Din Shawky, Reham Samir, Mohamed A. Ramadan

“…Eleven gram-negative and gram-positive bacterial isolates were collected from different wound infections. …”
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Microbiological Safety of Kitchen Sponges Used in Food Establishments by Tesfaye Wolde, Ketema Bacha

“…The isolated genera were dominated by Pseudomonas (16.9%), Bacillus (11.1%), Micrococcus (10.6%), Streptococcus (7.8%), and Lactobacillus (6%) excluding the unidentified Gram positive rods (4.9%) and Gram negative rods (9.9%). …”
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Green Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Polyalthia longifolia Leaf Extract along with D-Sorbitol: Study of Antibacterial Activity by S. Kaviya, J. Santhanalakshmi, B. Viswanathan

“…The synthesized silver nanoparticles are found to be highly toxic against Gram-positive bacteria than Gram-negative bacteria.…”
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Syntheses and Antibacterial Studies of Some 1-Phenyl-3-(4-(2-ethanoloxy) phenyl)-5-aryl-1H-pyrazoles by Anju Goyal, Sandeep Jain

“…All the compounds were evaluated for their in vitro antibacterial activity against two Gram positive strains (Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus) and two Gram negative strains (Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa), and their minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined.…”
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Evaluation of MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry and Sepsityper Kit™ for the Direct Identification of Organisms from Sterile Body Fluids in a Canadian Pediatric Hospital by Manal Tadros, Astrid Petrich

“…Applying the blood culture analysis module, a newly developed software tool, improved the species identification of Gram-negative organisms from 94.7% to 100% and of Gram-positive organisms from 66.7% to 70%.…”
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Synthesis of Schiff Bases of 2-amino-5-aryl-1,3,4-thiadiazole and Its Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Bacterial Activity by Alok Pandey, R. Rajavel, Sandeep Chandraker, Deepak Dash

“…The compounds showed significant antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (gram-positive) bacteria and E. coli (gram-negative) bacteria.…”
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Navigating a stealthy invader: Insights from two different Streptococcus intermedius cases by Erica Casey Anders, Stanley Miller

“…Streptococcus intermedius, a gram-positive, beta-hemolytic, catalase-negative member of the Streptococcus milleri group, is a commensal organism within the human body that is known for its propensity to cause severe bacterial infections. …”
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Bacteremia Caused by Eggerthella lenta in an Elderly Man with a Gastrointestinal Malignancy: A Case Report by Davie Wong, Fred Aoki, Ethan Rubinstein

“…Eggerthella lenta is an anaerobic, Gram-positive bacillus commonly found in the human digestive tract. …”
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Bacterial Infections, DNA Virus Infections, and RNA Virus Infections Manifest Differently in Neutrophil Receptor Expression by Esa-Matti Lilius, Jari Nuutila

“…The best clinical benefit will be obtained when the individual variables are combined to generate the CIS point method for a bacterial infection marker, DNAVS point for differentiating between DNA and RNA virus infections, and CRP/CD11b ratio for a marker of Gram-positive sepsis.…”
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Black tongue caused by linezolid in children: One case report and literature review by Chunyu Zhang, Hongxia Shen, Jing Zhang, Lujie Xu, Meixing Yan, Chang Liu

“…Linezolid is commonly used to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-positive bacterial infections. Among children, the most common adverse reactions associated with linezolid administration encompass diarrhoea, vomiting, headache and thrombocytopenia. …”
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Extraction and Characterization of Natural Dye from Green Walnut Shells and Its Use in Dyeing Polyamide: Focus on Antibacterial Properties by Mohammad Mirjalili, Loghman Karimi

“…The dyed fabrics were evaluated for antibacterial activity against pathogenic strains of Gram-positive (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative (Escherichia coli) bacteria. …”
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Messenger RNA Turnover Processes in Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and Emerging Studies in Staphylococcus aureus by Kelsi L. Anderson, Paul M. Dunman

“…However, we also address the effects of RNases, RNA binding proteins, sRNAs on mRNA turnover, and gene expression in Bacillus subtilis, which has served as a model for studying RNA processing in gram-positive organisms. We conclude by discussing emerging studies on the role modulating mRNA stability has on gene expression in the important human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus.…”
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Enterococcus avium: A Rare Opportunistic and Multidrug Resistant Pathogen in Healthcare Setting by Peetam Singh, Anita Pandey, Gaurav Saini

“… The enterococci are Gram positive and catalase negative bacteria usually inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract of animals and humans. …”
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Bacillus cereus Typhlitis in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by James D. Denham, Sowmya Nanjappa, John N. Greene

“…Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive rod that is now recognized as a rare cause of frank disease in the neutropenic hematologic malignancy patient. …”
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Pulmonary nocardiosis in a fat-tailed sheep by Reza Kheirandish, Masoud Sami, Reza Ghanbarpour, Soodeh Alidadi

“…Bacteriological investigations confirmed numerous thin, gram-positive, beaded, branching, filamentous and nonacid fast organisms. …”
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Mitral Valve Endocarditis due to Lactobacillus by Patrick Groga-Bada, Iris I. Mueller, Federico Foschi, Meinrad Gawaz, Christian Eick

“…Lactobacillus species are Gram-positive, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria. …”
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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activities of 1,2,4-Triazole and 1,3,4-Thiadiazole Derivatives of 5-Amino-2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid by Sabir Hussain, Jyoti Sharma, Mohd Amir

“…The compounds showed significant antibacterial activity against S. aureus (gram-positive) and E.coli (gram-negative) bacteria and antifungal activity against A. niger fungi using cup plate technique…”
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Micromonas micros Infection of a Prosthetic Hip Joint: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Abhimanyu Aggarwal, Durane Walker

“…Micromonas micros is an oral anaerobic Gram-positive coccus and is a commensal of the mouth, and it is rarely isolated in prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and even less frequently related to a preceding dental procedure with eventual hematogenous seeding of the prosthetic joint. …”
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Persistent Ureteric Dilatation due to Pelvic Actinomycosis Presenting as Pelvic Inflammatory Disease by Richard Khafagy, Omar Jundi, Karol Rogawski, Siva Namasiviyam

“…Actinomyces is a Gram-positive, filamentous bacterium that normally colonizes mucosal areas. …”
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Treatment of neuro-invasive listeriosis: an overview by P. Gudeikaitė, J. Valaikienė, R. Mameniškienė

“…Listeria monocytogenes is an aerobic gram-positive bacillus that can cause invasive listeriosis in humans, which most commonly affects the central nervous system. …”
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