Gram positives

‘Gram positives’

a PHYLUM (potentially of KINGDOM status) of the DOMAIN BACTERIA. see CLASSIFICATION. Most members are distinguished by their Gram-positive (see GRAM'S STAIN) CELL WALL. ORGANISMS within this group include ACTINOMYCETES, BACILLUS species, LACTOBACILLUS species, STREPTOCOCCUS species, Clostridium species and the photosynthetic bacterium Heliobacterium.