A study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology has identified Bacillus velezensis, a bacterial agent commonly used in agriculture, as the cause of a foodborne outbreak because of rope ...

If the peptidoglycan layer is thin, it's classified as gram negative. A gram-positive bacillus doesn't have an outer cell wall beyond the peptidoglycan membrane. This makes it more absorbent.

State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, China Pharmaceutical University, 639 Longmian Avenue, Jiangning, Nanjing 211198, China Laboratory of Chemical Biology, School of Life Science and Technology, ...