Gram-positive bacilli

Synonyms for "gram-positive bacilli" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)
clinical pathogenscrystal violet retaining rods

Strong matches (2)

Adjective(2 words)
endospore-forming rodsgram-positive descriptor

Related words (4)

Adjective(4 words)
gram-positive rodspathogenic bacillirod-shaped bacteriasporulating bacilli

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

4 entries
Gram stain propertybacteriabacterial descriptorcell wall property

More specific

6 entries
Bacillus anthracisBacillus cereusBacillus speciesBacillus subtilisListeria monocytogenesListeria species

Collocations

11 entries
Bacillus speciesGram-positive bacteriaListeria speciesbacterial cultureclinical microbiologyendospore formationendospore-forming bacilligram positivitygram-positive rodsgram-stain positiverod-shaped bacteria

Inflections

2 entries
more gram-positivemost gram-positive

Derivations

6 entries