"Gram positive cocci in pairs and chains" may suggest Streptococcus species or “Germ-tube positive yeast” is identified as Candida albicans or Candida. Other members of this genus include the wild yeast Saccharomyces paradoxus that is the appear Gram-negative, while vegetative cells appear Gram-positive. Am J Med Technol. 1983 Mar.49(3):177-8. Differentiation of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and yeasts using a modification of the "string" test.
22 Jul 2013 C. albicans can take on either a unicellular (yeast) or multicellular (hyphae, The yeast form is 10-12 microns across, and is Gram-positive.
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