g Knowing if a bacterium is Gram-positive or Gram-negative is important in medicine because it tells us what type of antibiotic will be used (e.g., penicillin for Gram-positive bacteria and mycins, like streptomycin, for Gram-negative bacteria). Select an answer and submit. For keyboard navigation, use the up/down arrow keys to select an answer. a True b False
Knowing whether a bacteria is gram positive or negative will help to narrow down the types of pathogen it could be and will determine which antibiotics will be effective against it.
