Gram-positive ((of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method). Gram-negative ((of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of bacteria):
Outdoors experts: Keep ticks off by spraying repellent on your clothes. A female deer tick. Shane Wilkinson, camping equipment manager at Bass Pro Shops in the Fingerlakes Mall, said he was among those who mistakenly thought this past winter was going to put a real hurt on the ticks.
1 The person has a tick that can carry Lyme disease attached to their body. This usually means that a nurse or physician has looked at and identified the tick. 2  The tick is thought to have been attached to the person for at least 36 hours.  The person can begin taking the antibiotics within 72 hours of removing the tick.