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== Orthography: Capitalization == <!--Please keep this text synched with that of [[Gram-positive bacteria#Orthographic note]].--> The adjectives ''gram-positive'' and ''gram-negative'' derive from the surname of [[Hans Christian Gram]], a Danish bacteriologist; as [[Eponym#Orthographic conventions|eponymous adjectives]], their initial letter can be either capital ''G'' or lower-case ''g'', depending on which [[style guide]] (e.g., that of the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]]), if any, governs the document being written.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |title=Preferred Usage - Emerging Infectious Disease journal - CDC |url=https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/page/preferred-usage |work=CDC.gov |access-date=2018-03-04 |archive-date=2018-01-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129223909/https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/page/preferred-usage |url-status=live }}</ref> This is further explained at ''[[Gram staining#Orthographic note|Gram staining Β§ Orthographic note]]''.
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