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Using capital letter for word Gram

When writing Gram positive and Gram negative, do we always use capital letter for the word Gram as a reference to Hans Christian Gram, the inventor of gram staining?

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When writing Gram positive and Gram negative, do we always use capital letter for the word Gram as a reference to Hans Christian Gram, the inentor of gram staining?

Thanks.


Yes, and this is the case for pretty much any eponymous technique or reagent etc.
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Thanks a lot for your replies.

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