Gram stains are performed on positive blood culture bottles. Match the organism that MOST closely resembles the description of the Gram stain morphology provided.

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Gram stains are performed on positive blood culture bottles. Match the organism that MOST closely resembles the description of the Gram stain morphology provided.

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Large, gram-positive rods with square ends in short chains
Gram-negative rod resembling Enterobacteriaceae, demonstrates bipolar staining
Very tiny, pale staining, gram-negative coccobacillus; often difficult to see individual cells
Small, gram-negative coccobacilli that appear gram-positive due to retention of crystal violet stain; individual cells present