Some bacteria, such as Deinococcus, which stain gram-positive due to the presence of a thick peptidoglycan layer and also possess an outer cell membrane are suggested as intermediates in the transition between monoderm (gram-positive) and diderm (gram-negative) bacteria.
Further information: Battle of Five Forks. The decisive Battle of Five Forks, was fought on April 1, 1865, southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, around the road junction of Five Forks in Dinwiddie County, Virginia. Five Forks was a critical crossroads that led to the remaining Confederate supply lines.
St. Petersburg, Russian Sankt Peterburg, formerly (1914â24) Petrograd and (1924â91) Leningrad, city and port, extreme northwestern Russia. A major historical and cultural centre and an important port, St. Petersburg lies about 400 miles (640 km) northwest of Moscow and only about 7Â° south of the Arctic Circle. It is the second largest city of Russia and one of the worldâs major cities. St. Petersburg has played a vital role in Russian history since its founding in 1703. For two centuries (1712â1918) it was the capital of the Russian Empire.