Table 1
Classification of bacteria according to staining pattern
Gram stain
Shape
Grouping pattern
Examples
Positive
Cocci
Clusters
Staphylococcus
spp.
Chains
Streptococcus
spp.
Chains in pair
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Bacilli
-
Clostridium
spp.
Listeria
spp.
Negative
Cocci
Pairs
Neisseria
spp.
Bacilli
Random
Klebsiella
spp.,
E. coli
Curved
Vibrio
spp.,
Campylobacter
spp.
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