Gram staining

microbiological method for identification; method of staining used to differentiate bacterial species into two large groups (gram-positive and gram-negative)
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Gram staining

Summary

Gram staining is a medical test type[1]. It draws 473 Wikipedia views per month (medical_test_type category, ranking #7 of 59).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gram staining is credited with the discovery of Hans Christian Gram[3].
  • Gram staining's image is recorded as Gram stain 01.jpg[4].
  • Gram staining's instance of is recorded as medical test type[5].
  • Hans Christian Gram is named after Gram staining[6].
  • Gram staining's subclass of is recorded as microbiological test[7].
  • Gram staining's subclass of is recorded as staining[8].
  • Gram staining's Commons category is recorded as Gram stains[9].
  • Gram staining's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 69121[10].
  • Gram staining's MedlinePlus ID is recorded as 007621[11].
  • Gram staining's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03c_r[12].
  • Gram staining's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gram stains[13].
  • Gram staining's described by source is recorded as Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-americana (1908-1930)[14].
  • Gram staining's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Gram-stain[15].
  • Gram staining's main Wikidata property is recorded as P2597[16].
  • Gram staining's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C23014[17].
  • Gram staining's uses is recorded as crystal violet[18].
  • Gram staining's uses is recorded as iodine[19].
  • Gram staining's uses is recorded as ethanol[20].
  • Gram staining's uses is recorded as basic red 2[21].
  • Gram staining's uses is recorded as acetone[22].
  • Gram staining's uses is recorded as Carbol fuchsin[23].
  • Gram staining's disjoint union of is recorded as list of values as qualifiers[24].
  • Gram staining's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0200966[25].
  • Gram staining's Encyclopædia Universalis ID is recorded as coloration-de-gram[26].
  • Gram staining's NE.se ID is recorded as gramfärgning[27].

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Works and Contributions

Gram staining is credited with the discovery of Hans Christian Gram[3].

Why It Matters

Gram staining draws 473 Wikipedia views per month (medical_test_type category, ranking #7 of 59).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 97 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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